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State Planning Policy 2/07 

Guideline 

Protection of Extractive Resources

State Planning Policy 2/07 

Guideline 

Protection of Extractive Resources 

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State Planning Policy 2/07 Guideline

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1. THE POLICY GUIDELINE.......................................................................................................... 1 

2. POLICY OUTCOME..................................................................................................................... 1 

3. APPLICATION OF THE POLICY.............................................................................................. 2 

4. MAKING OR AMENDING A PLANNING SCHEME .............................................................. 4 

5. DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT................................................................................................ 6 

6. GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................................... 9 

APPENDIX 1: CRITERIA FOR STATE SIGNIFICANCE .......................................................... 12 

APPENDIX 2: COMPATIBILITY OF DEVELOPMENT IN KEY RESOURCE AREAS ....... 13 

APPENDIX 3: KEY RESOURCE AREA INFORMATION ......................................................... 20 



1. THE POLICY GUIDELINE 

1.1 The State Planning Policy Guideline: Protection of Extractive Resources (the Policy 

Guideline) provides information and advice on implementing the State Planning 

Policy: Protection of Extractive Resources (the Policy). 

1.2 The Policy cites the Policy Guideline as ‘extrinsic material’ under the Statutory 

Instruments Act 1992, giving the Policy Guideline legal status in assisting in the 

interpretation of the Policy. 

2. POLICY OUTCOME 

Need to protect extractive resources 

2.1 The Policy outcome is to identify those extractive resources of State or regional 

significance where extractive industry development is appropriate in principle, and 

protect those resources from developments that might prevent their future extraction. 

2.2 Extractive resources are deposits of sand, gravel, quarry rock, clay and soil. They are 

essential to the State and regional economies, and the community, as the primary raw 

materials for the construction industry. Extractive resources are extracted and 

processed for use in concrete, road bases, asphalt, rail track ballast, breakwater 

construction, drainage materials, mortar and plaster, and a range of other products. 

2.3 Extractive resources are high volume, low value products, and the economic viability 

of an extractive resource depends on its proximity to markets and urban areas. 

Encroachment by incompatible development can restrict or prevent the extraction, 

processing and transportation of extractive resources to markets. The amenity of the 

community surrounding the extractive resource and transport route also needs to be 

protected from any potential adverse effects of extractive industry. 

2.4 Under the Integrated Planning Act 1997 a local government, both in plan making and 

in development assessment, is required to advance the Act’s purpose. This includes, 

amongst other matters, the sustainable use of non-renewable natural resources such as 

extractive resources. The Act recognises extractive deposits of economic value as 

‘valuable features’, which are a component of the ‘core matters’ the Act requires 

planning schemes to address. 

State Planning Policy 2/07 Guideline 

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3. APPLICATION OF THE POLICY 

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Effect of the Policy 

3.1 The Policy is a statutory instrument under the Integrated Planning Act 1997. Under 

the Act the Policy has effect— 

(a) in development assessment when the Policy is not appropriately reflected in 

the applicable planning scheme; 

(b) when planning schemes are made or amended; and 

(c) when land is designated for community infrastructure. 

Areas to which the Policy applies 

3.2 The Policy identifies extractive resources of State or regional significance as Key 

Resource Areas. The criteria for determining extractive resources of State and 

regional significance are described in Appendix 1. 

3.3 The Policy applies to premises within Key Resource Areas. Key Resource Areas 

contain the following elements— 

(a) a resource/processing area; 

(b) a separation area; and 

(c) an associated transport route (which also includes a separation area) where such 

a link is needed from the resource/processing area to a major road or railway. 

3.4 The Key Resource Areas are listed by local government area in Annex 2 and are 

shown on maps in Annex 3 of the Policy. Appendix 3 of the Policy Guideline 

provides information about each Key Resource Area. 

3.5 The resource/processing area indicates the extent of the extractive resource and any 

existing or future operational areas associated with extraction and processing of the 

resource. Extraction can include ripping, blasting or dredging and processing can 

include crushing, screening, washing, blending or grading, wastewater treatment, and 

associated activities can include storage, rehabilitation, loading, transportation, 

administration, and maintenance facilities. 

3.6 The separation area surrounds the resource/processing area and is needed to maintain 

separation of people from undesirable levels of noise, dust, ground vibration, or air 

blast overpressure 1 that may be produced as residual impacts from existing or future 

extraction or processing of the extractive resource. 

3.7 The mapped extent of the resource/processing area was based upon the best 

information available when the Policy was prepared. However, it may be possible that 

an extractive resource deposit may extend beyond the boundary of the 

resource/processing area. Where this occurs extractive industry development should 

only take place in the separation area where the function of the separation area as a 

buffer is not compromised. 

1 See Section 6, Glossary. 


3.8 The dimensions of the separation area for the resource/processing area are based upon 

the following minimum distances— 

(a) 1000 metres where the extraction or processing of the extractive resource 

involves blasting or crushing (namely rock); or 

(b) 200 metres for any other extractive resource not involving blasting or crushing 

(namely sand, gravel, clay and soil). 2 

3.9 These are indicative distances only and the extent of the separation area shown in each 

Key Resource Area has been modified to reflect local circumstances where known, 

such as topographical features that provide a natural buffer. Key Resource Areas may 

have also been modified to reflect existing development commitments. 

3.10 The transport route indicates the route used to transport extractive resources to the 

nearest main road or railway. Generally road haulage is used to transport extractive 

resources, but in some circumstances resources could be transported by rail transport, 

for example for transporting rail ballast where the extractive resource deposit is 

adjacent to rail (some rail ballast is trucked to a distribution centre at a rail siding). 

3.11 The desirable separation distance between a transport route’s road or rail reserve 

boundary and an incompatible development is 100 metres. Outside this distance the 

potential adverse effects of noise, dust, and ground vibration associated with the 

transportation of extractive resources are likely to be minor. 

Development to which the Policy applies 

3.12 The Policy applies to the development described in section 4 of the Policy. It should 

be noted that the Policy does not apply to building work and therefore does not apply 

to development applications assessable only against the Building Regulation 2006. 

Matters outside the scope of the Policy 

3.13 In general, the Policy does not address the detailed aspects of development approval 

for extractive industries or the details associated with extractive industry operations 

eg. extracting, processing and transporting extracted resources, as such matters are 

regulated under the Environmental Protection Act 1994, the Vegetation Management 

Act 1999, and through development assessment under the Integrated Planning Act 

1997. 

2 These separation distances are based on the accumulated wisdom of other jurisdictions around Australia and overseas but more specifically the 

following sources. The 1000 metres separation distance for blasting operations is based on— 

• Blastronics Pty. Ltd., 1999: Impact of Proposed Coomera Island Development on Nucrush Quarry. Report for Nucrush and Prodap 

Services. September 1999. Blastronics Systems and Services, Pty. Ltd., Brisbane. #C99084Blasting Impact Report. 

The 200 metres separation distance for non-blasting operations including sand and gravel operations is based on— 

• Kershaw & Co., 1996: Environmental Impact Statement – Wallace Road Sand Operation. Report for Excel Quarries Pty. Ltd. 2 vols. 

March 1996. Ref: 566.048. Kershaw & Co., Taringa, Queensland. 

• Kershaw & Co., 1997: Environmental Impact Statement – Proposal to Rezone General Industry Zoned Land to Extractive Industry – Lot 88 

Crown Plan M31114, Parish of Warner, Johnstone Road, Brendale. Report for Alberton Investments Pty. Ltd. February 1997. Ref: 

502_022. Kershaw & Co., Taringa, Queensland. 

• Yastrow, P., 1990: Laku Landing Sound Level Analysis. Viewed 7 February 2006 at www.laku.com. Website by Laku Landing – Lake 

Tournament Water Ski Association, Windsor, Colorado, USA. 


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3.14 However the Policy does state that development which is associated with either 

extraction or processing of the extractive resource is consistent with the Policy and 

that development for extracting or processing the extractive resource in certain 

specified Key Resource Areas 3 should avoid or mitigate potential adverse impacts on 

areas having state or regional biodiversity significance 4 . 

3.15 Other matters outside the scope of the Policy include: 

(a) the extraction of riverine quarry materials in non-tidal watercourses 5 ; 

(b) the dredging of material from the bed of tidal waters under the Coastal Protection 

and Management Act 1995; 

(c) minerals and mining under the Mineral Resources Act 1989. Minerals include metal 

ores, coal, clay for ceramic purposes, foundry sand, limestone and silica sand mined 

and used for their chemical properties, and rock mined in block or slab form for 

building or monumental purposes; and 

(d) Key Resource Areas applied solely to mineral resources as identified by the 

Department of Mines and Energy. 

4. MAKING OR AMENDING A PLANNING SCHEME 

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Appropriately reflecting the Policy in a planning scheme 

4.1 Local governments listed in Annex 2 of the Policy, when making or amending their 

planning scheme, must appropriately reflect the Policy. This is to ensure the State’s 

interests are interpreted in the local context when planning for future development, 

and during the assessment of development applications under the planning scheme. 

The Policy outcome must be balanced and integrated with other State, regional and 

local interests. 

4.2 The planning scheme should reflect the Policy to an extent that satisfies the Minister 

for Local Government, Planning and Sport. The Minister 6 will advise a local 

government if the Policy is appropriately reflected in the planning scheme, having 

considered whether or not the State’s interests would be adversely affected. 

Identifying Key Resource Areas 

4.3 Planning scheme map(s) should identify each element of the Key Resource Area 

shown in Annex 2 of the Policy on a cadastral map at a scale sufficient to identify 

individual lots. The maps should show the following: 

(a) the extent of the resource/processing area; 

(b) the extent of the separation area; and 

(c) the transport route and where possible the transport route’s separation area. 

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See Annex 4 of the Policy for a list of the Key Resource Areas affected by this section. 

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State biodiversity values are set out in the Policy Guideline under Appendix 3: Key Resource Area Information regarding each of the 

resource/processing areas. 

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Licences and approvals specifically for the extraction of riverine quarry materials are administered under the Water Act 2000. The Department of 

Natural Resources and Water should be consulted in relation to resource allocation prior to the submission of a formal development application under the 

Integrated Planning Act 1997. 

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Acting for the State Government on the advice of the Department of Mines and Energy and the Department of Local Government, Planning, Sport and 

Recreation. 


4.4 The most appropriate way of presenting the mapped information will depend on the 

structure of the particular planning scheme. Key Resource Areas can be included as 

one or more zones or overlays 7 to which specific development assessment provisions 

apply. 

4.5 A local government may review the extent of a Key Resource Area with regard to 

local circumstances. This review will be undertaken as part of the planning scheme 

preparation and amendment process 8 , in full consultation with the community, the 

Department of Mines and Energy and all other relevant stakeholders. 

4.6 The scope of the review will vary depending on the availability of information, and 

the existing or potential pressures arising from the encroachment of incompatible 

development on the extractive resource. The Key Resource Area, for example, may 

be revised if an extractive resource is exhausted or if new information is made 

available regarding the extent of the extractive resource. 

Ensuring that development in Key Resource Areas is compatible with achieving 

the purpose of the Policy 

4.7 The planning scheme’s land use strategies should give preference to future land uses 

that would achieve the Policy’s development outcome as outlined in section 7 of the 

Policy. The development to which the Policy applies also needs to be considered 

when allocating land uses. Appendix 2 provides information on the type of 

development which might be compatible in each element of a Key Resource Area. 

4.8 In general, land use strategies that do not increase the numbers of people in the Key 

Resource Area would achieve the Policy outcome. In particular, the land use strategy 

should focus on not increasing the number of people living in the separation area for 

the resource/processing area and the separation area for the transport route. The 

strategies should also seek to minimise the potential adverse effects from existing or 

future extractive industries on people working or congregating in the separation area. 

The land use strategies should also seek to address concerns about the safe and 

efficient transportation of extractive resources along the identified transport route. 

4.9 The planning strategies should also seek to ensure that extractive industry 

development should not compromise the function of the separation area in providing a 

buffer between extractive/processing operations and any incompatible uses outside the 

separation area. 

Development to be made assessable or self-assessable 

4.10 The planning scheme should ensure that the development to which the Policy applies 

should be made assessable or self-assessable. Whether development is made 

assessable or self-assessable depends on whether it is possible to identify all relevant 

assessment criteria in a precise way that does not require any interpretation/discretion. 

If that is possible, self-assessable is the appropriate assessment category. 

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For further information about this suggested approach for planning schemes, refer to the IPA Plan Making Guideline 1/02 published by the Department 

of Local Government and Planning. 

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See Schedule 1 of the Integrated Planning Act 1997. 


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Incorporating assessment criteria 

4.11 For assessable or self-assessable development, the planning scheme should 

incorporate assessment criteria in one or more applicable codes consistent with 

achieving the outcomes of Part 4 of the Policy. The codes should address all relevant 

aspects, including works associated with the development. 

4.12 The suggested approach to incorporating assessment criteria is to have an overlay map 

showing a Key Resource Area with assessment criteria in one or more codes. See 

Appendix 2 for more advice on assessment criteria. 

Information required for development assessment 

4.13 A planning scheme or planning scheme policy should state the information that may 

be requested from an applicant for assessing development in a Key Resource Area. 

4.14 It is recommended that this information be stated in a planning scheme policy, since it 

is used to support the operation of the planning scheme. An advantage of using a 

planning scheme policy is that the information can be regularly updated without 

having to amend the planning scheme. 

4.15 A planning scheme or planning scheme policy could also state that advice may be 

sought by the local government, for example from the Mineral and Extractive 

Planning Unit of the Department of Mines and Energy. It should be made clear that 

this action is neither mandatory nor an imposition upon the applicant, and is not a 

requirement of the statutory referral processes under the Integrated Development 

Assessment System (IDAS) of the Integrated Planning Act 1997. 

Planning for extractive resources of local significance 

4.16 A local government is encouraged to incorporate similar outcomes for other extractive 

resources of local significance in their planning scheme as ‘Local Resource Areas’. 

However, it is essential that the significance of the extractive resource area identified, 

whether State or local, be distinguished in the planning scheme, since the justification 

for the outcomes sought may be different. 

5. DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT 

Achieving the Policy outcome through development assessment 

5.1 The Policy outcome is achieved when development is compatible with the existing or 

future extraction, processing and transportation of extractive resources from a Key 

Resource Area. Part 4 of the Policy provides specific criteria for achieving this 

compatibility for each element of the Key Resource Areas. 


5.2 The rationale for determining development compatibility vary for each of the 

component parts of a KRA as follows: 

(a) within the resource/processing area, development should not alienate or add a 

significant cost or other impediment to undertaking a future extractive industry 

development, thereby potentially limiting the long-term availability of extractive 

resource for extractive industries. 

(b) within the separation area, development should not result in a use that would be 

sensitive to potential adverse environmental effects from extractive industry 

operations. 

(c) within the transport route’s separation area, development should not increase the 

number of residents who would suffer potential adverse effects of noise, dust and 

ground vibration from trucks hauling extractive materials along the route. 

(d) alongside the transport route, development should not adversely affect the safe and 

efficient use of the transport route by vehicles transporting extractive resources. 

5.3 Incompatible developments give rise to land use conflicts and potential objections to 

extractive industry and related operations. Further guidance about assessing the 

compatibility of development in a Key Resource Area is provided in Appendix 2. 

5.4 The resource/processing areas of certain Key Resource Areas may have state 

significant biodiversity, ecological, conservation, cultural heritage and indigenous 

values that may not be compatible with extractive industries. Where known, these 

values have been identified in the Special Considerations information provided for the 

relevant Key Resource Area in Appendix 3. An application for extractive industry in 

these particular Key Resource Areas will need to be assessed on a case-by-case basis 

to ensure that any potential adverse impacts on these values are avoided or mitigated, 

having regard to maintaining the long term availability of the extractive resource. 

5.5 It should be noted that the compatibility of the proposed reconfiguring of a lot should 

include consideration of any additional self-assessable uses that could occur as a result 

of reconfiguring of the lot. Additionally if a development is situated in more that one 

element of a Key Resource Area it must be compatible with all the elements. 

5.6 While the Policy does not apply to a domestic activity, the sensitivity and high level of 

amenity desired for residential uses means that the adverse effects of existing or future 

extractive industry should be minimised through design and construction as far as 

practicable. See Appendix 2, Table B for some advice on mitigating the adverse 

effects of existing or future extractive industry through design and construction 

measures. 

Acceptable circumstances for not achieving the Policy outcome 

5.7 The Policy sets out the limited circumstances when development that does not achieve 

the Policy outcome is acceptable. These circumstances are when a development is a 

development commitment 9 or provides an overriding community benefit that cannot 

be achieved by the development at a different location. 

9 See Section 6, Glossary for a definition of development commitment. 


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Overriding community benefit 

5.8 For the purposes of this SPP, development provides an overriding community benefit 

when it is demonstrated that the development would result in social, economic or 

ecological benefits for the community that would outweigh the potential loss of the 

extractive resources on the development site to the community. Circumstances where 

an incompatible development could provide an overriding benefit are those that would 

significantly— 

(a) improve the community’s access to essential services; 

(b) increase long-term employment opportunities; or 

(c) facilitate synergies with existing activities in the vicinity. 

5.9 If development would restrict or prevent extractive industry, the social, economic and 

ecological implications of using alternative sources of extractive resources should be 

assessed. This assessment should include the effects of transporting extractive 

resources from other sources, including the effects on— 

(a) amenity in the vicinity of the route used to transport the extractive materials; 

(b) costs of extractive materials for building construction and infrastructure; 

(c) pollution levels from increased exhaust emissions; 

(d) road maintenance costs; 

(e) transport costs for extractive industry; and 

(f) transport safety and efficiency. 

Development cannot be reasonably located elsewhere 

5.10 Extractive industry does not have flexible location options because the extractive 

resources are fixed, finite and are limited in occurrence. Other uses (in particular 

residential uses) are unlikely to override the long-term availability of an extractive 

resource because they have more flexible location options. 

5.11 An assessment of alternative premises for development should amongst other 

matters— 

(a) identify the location requirements of the development, including physical site 

characteristics, access, and servicing; 

(b) identify premises that meet these location requirements; 

(c) evaluate the identified premises in terms of the planning scheme outcomes (or 

adjoining planning scheme if suitable land is identified in an adjoining local 

government area); and 

(d) assess the respective ecological, social, or economic implications of each alternative 

premises. 


Adverse effects must be minimised 

5.12 When development has demonstrated that it is a development commitment or has an 

overriding community benefit, the adverse effects of the development on maintaining 

the availability of the Key Resource Areas for existing or future extractive industries 

should be reduced to the greatest extent practicable. The development should be 

designed wherever practicable to minimise the potential for any adverse effects from 

an extractive operation on persons or uses. For example, adverse effects may be 

reduced by measures such as buffer areas, earth mounding, landscaping, or design and 

construction measures including double glazing. Appendix 2, Part B provides 

guidance on how to minimise these adverse effects from extractive industry. 

Information required for development assessment with regard to the Policy 

513 Where further clarification is required about how a proposed development achieves 

the Policy outcome, the assessment manager should make an information request to 

the applicant and seek advice from the relevant State agencies, in particular the 

Department of Mines and Energy. 

6. GLOSSARY 

6.1 The following terms used in the Policy Guideline and are explained below: 

Air blast overpressure 

Air blast overpressure results when an explosion in rock produces a pressure wave that 

travels through the atmosphere. 

Buffer 

A “buffer” is a management technique to minimise the adverse effects of the 

extractive industry. These techniques may include the use of a separation distance, 

natural topography, earth bunds or vegetation zones. 

Development commitment 

Development commitment means any of the following— 

(a) a development with a current development approval; or 

(b) a material change of use clearly consistent with the purposes of codes (or 

equivalent policy intents) of the relevant zone (or equivalent) in the planning 

scheme and, if applicable, the regulatory provisions of the SEQ Regional Plan; 

or: 

(c) reconfiguring a lot consistent with the purposes of codes (or equivalent policy 

intents) of the relevant zone (or equivalent) in the planning scheme and, if 

applicable, the regulatory provisions of the SEQ Regional Plan. 


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Domestic activity 

Domestic activity means the use of premises for a residential purpose and associated 

activities comprising any one or more of the following— 

(a) a single residential dwelling on an existing lot; 

(b) home based business employing no more than two non-resident people; or 

(c) relatives accommodation (e.g. granny flat). 

Extractive industry 

Extractive industry is the extraction and processing of extractive resources and 

associated activities to produce extractive materials, including their transportation to 

markets. 

Extractive resources 

Extractive resources are natural deposits of sand, gravel, quarry rock, clay, and soil 

extracted from the earth’s crust and processed for use in construction. The products 

processed from extractive resources are sometimes termed extractive materials or 

construction aggregates. Extractive resources do not include minerals under the 

Mineral Resources Act 1989 such as metal ores, coal, clay for ceramic purposes, 

foundry sand, limestone and silica sand mined and used for their chemical properties, 

and rock mined in block or slab form for building or monumental purposes. 

Resource/processing area 

The resource/processing area of a Key Resource Area indicates the extent of the 

extractive resource and any existing or future processing operations. The extraction of 

extractive materials can include ripping, blasting or dredging; the processing of 

extractive materials can include crushing, screening, washing, blending or grading, 

wastewater treatment, and associated activities can include storage, rehabilitation, 

loading, transportation, administration, and maintenance facilities. 

Ground vibration 

Ground vibration is caused when an explosion in rock produces a pressure wave that 

travels through the ground. 

Major road 

A major road is a road link the function of which is consistent with the proposed 

extractive resource traffic requirements and is generally a State controlled road. 

Separation area for a resource/processing area 

The area surrounding the resource/processing area needed to maintain separation of 

people from undesirable levels of noise, dust, ground vibration, or air blast 

overpressure that may be produced as residual impacts from existing or future 

extraction or processing of the extractive resource. 

State or regionally significant biodiversity areas 

Areas determined as having State or regional biodiversity significance through a 

Biodiversity Planning Assessment or surrogate process undertaken by the 

Environmental Protection Agency. Biodiversity Planning Assessments show an area 

according to specified biodiversity values. 


Transport route 

The transport route indicates the route used to transport extracted resources to 

markets. The transport route is a road or rail link from the boundary of the 

resource/processing area to a major road or railway. 

Transport route’s separation area 

The area surrounding the transport route needed to maintain separation of people from 

undesirable levels of noise, dust and ground vibration produced as residual impacts 

from the transportation of extractive resources. 


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APPENDIX 1: CRITERIA FOR STATE SIGNIFICANCE 

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Criteria for State or regional significance 

A1.1 An extractive resource is of State or regional significance and therefore identified as a 

Key Resource Area, if it meets any of the following criteria: 

1. Size: The size of the extractive resource is equal to or greater than the annual 

demand for the commodity type in its region or sub-region; or 

2. Production: The resource is capable of producing 5 percent of annual demand for 

the commodity type in its region or sub-region; or 

3. Market: The resource can supply more than one significant part of the region or 

sub-region; or 

4. Scarcity: The resource has particular physical properties that are scarce in the 

region or sub-region; or 

5. Specialised: Specialised resources needed for strategic infrastructure. 

Using the criteria for State or regional significance 

A1.2 There are no extractive resources in Queensland that serve a State-wide need. Most 

serve a region or a sub-region at the most. Therefore, significance to the State is based 

on the actual or potential contribution of a resource to the development of its region. 

A1.3 An assessment of a resource against the criteria in A1.1 will determine whether or not 

a site is likely to warrant consideration as a resource of State or regional significance. 

If a resource meets any of those criteria, the resource area's social, cultural and 

environmental values are considered in defining the boundaries of a potential Key 

Resource Area. The area is then nominated for approval as a Key Resource Area 

under the Policy. A development assessment process is still required to determine if 

and how an extractive industry operation may proceed. 

Review of Key Resource Areas 

A1.4 It is intended to review the state or regional significance of a Key Resource Area on an 

ongoing basis in light of new information pertaining to the actual or potential 

contribution of a resource to the development of its region. 


APPENDIX 2: COMPATIBILITY OF DEVELOPMENT IN KEY 

RESOURCE AREAS 

A2.1 The following material is not intended to be incorporated directly into a planning 

scheme, but should be used to help devise appropriate detailed measures for achieving 

the Policy’s outcome and integrating those measures with other provisions of the 

planning scheme. Where the Policy has not been appropriately reflected in a planning 

scheme, this appendix should be used to assist in interpreting the Policy in 

development assessment. 

A2.2 This appendix refers to scheme measures in terms of overlays and associated 

assessment criteria, and is consistent with the approach and terminology suggested for 

planning schemes in the IPA Plan Making Guideline 1/02 published by the 

Department of Local Government and Planning. 

Extractive resources overlay 

A2.3 The most appropriate way of presenting the mapped information will depend on the 

structure of the particular planning scheme. Key Resource Areas can be included as 

one or more zones or overlays to which specific development assessment provisions 

apply. 

Using the tables 

A2.4 The tables below set out the following information— 

• Column 1: Type of development made assessable or self-assessable – a material 

change of use or reconfiguring a lot that would result in development likely to be 

incompatible in a Key Resource Area should be made assessable or self-assessable. 

Whether development is made assessable or self-assessable depends on whether it is 

possible to identify all relevant assessment criteria in a precise way that does not require 

any interpretation/discretion. If that is possible, self-assessable is the appropriate 

assessment category. It is not necessary to make compatible development assessable 

development under the extractive resources overlay. However this development could be 

subject to other relevant assessment criteria under the planning scheme. 

• Column 2: Specific outcomes – these specific outcomes provide the basis for a local 

government to devise the relevant assessment criteria and can be used to assess the 

compatibility of development in a Key Resource Area. 

• Column 3: Solutions – these solutions provide the basis for a local government to devise 

solutions for the planning scheme code(s) in the context of the planning scheme area. A 

solution can be made an acceptable solution when it can be refined in a way that results in 

precise criteria requiring no exercise of discretion to determine whether a development 

proposal complies. 


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• Column 4: Comments – This column provides advice about— 

• interpreting the assessment criteria; 

• what information is likely to be required to enable an adequate assessment; and 

• information about, or cross references to, other relevant matters. 


A. Devising appropriate assessment measures to achieve the Policy outcome: 

Type of development made 

assessable or self-assessable 

Resource/Processing Area – 

to material change of use and 

reconfiguring a lot. 

Specific outcomes Solutions Comments 

1. The long term 

availability of the 

extractive resource 

for extraction or 

processing is 

maintained. 

2. Development in the 

resource/processing 

area avoids or 

mitigates adverse 

impacts on areas of 

state or regional 

biodiversity 

significance. 

1.1 Development is for extractive 

industry or directly associated 

with extractive industry; or 

1.2 Development is for other uses 

that would not constrain 

existing or future extractive 

activities; or 

1.3 Development is for a 

temporary use. 


Note for 1.2: Other development that wouldn’t constrain 

existing or future extractive industries could include nonintensive 

agricultural uses including forestry or other uses that 

involve minimum capital investment. 

Note for 1.3 Temporary uses could include uses that are short 

term in nature such as recreational uses. The applicant will be 

expected to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the assessment 

manager that the use would operate on a temporary basis. 

2.1 No solution provided. Note for 2.1: Applications will be assessed on a case-by-case 

basis. The applicant will be expected to demonstrate to the 

satisfaction of the assessment manager and any concurrence 

agency that a specific extractive industry application can 

achieve the specific outcome. 

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Separation Area for a 

resource/processing area – to 

material change of use and 

reconfiguring a lot except 

those for— 

(i) a caretaker’s residence for 

extractive industry; 

(ii) agriculture not involving 

intensive animal 

husbandry; 

(iii) forestry; 

(iv) nature conservation; 

(v) land fill or refuse transfer 

station; and 

(vi) passive recreational uses 

such as open space. 

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3. Development does 

not increase the 

number of people 

living in the 


4. To the greatest 

extent practicable 

development 

minimises the 

potential adverse 

effects from existing 

or future extractive 

industries on people 

working or 

congregating in the 


3.1 No solutions provided. 

4.1 The numbers of people 

working or congregating in 

the separation area are not 

increased; or 

4.2 Development is compatible 

with the potential effects 

arising from existing or future 

extractive industry; or 

4.3 Development incorporates 

design, orientation, and 

construction measures that 

mitigate the potential adverse 

effects from an existing or 

future extractive industry to 

acceptable levels; or 

4.4 The use operates outside the 

normal hours of operation for 

existing or future extractive 

industry of 6am to 6pm 

(Monday to Friday) and 6am 

to 12pm (Saturday). 


Note for 3: Development that increases residential densities or 

increases the numbers of lots that have a residential component in 

the separation area for a resource/processing area are not 

supported. 

Note for 4.2: Some uses other than those listed in column 1 may 

be compatible with the potential effects arising from existing or 

future extractive industry. These uses may create one of more of 

the effects associated with an extractive industry operation e.g. 

noise or ground vibration. This Policy does not suggest that these 

uses are suitable in the separation area merely that they may be 

compatible with existing or future extractive industry and should 

be assessed on their merits. 

Note for 4.3: The applicant will be expected to demonstrate to the 

satisfaction of the assessment manager that people associated with 

the use would not be adversely affected by the effects of noise, 

dust, ground vibration, or air blast overpressure from an existing or 

future extractive industry. See Table B of this appendix for more 

information on how this can be achieved. 

Note for 4.4: The hours listed in 4.4 are generally associated with 

the operation of extractive industries but an extractive industry 

could have extended hours of operation and the uses would need 

to operate outside these times.



Transport route’s 

separation area – to material 

change of use and 

reconfiguring a lot. 


5. Extractive industry 

development does 

not compromise the 

function of the 

separation area in 

providing a buffer 

between 

extractive/processing 

operations and any 

incompatible uses 

outside the 


6. Development does 

not increase the 

number of people 

living in the 

transport route’s 


5.1 Extractive industry 

development avoids any 

adverse impacts on existing 

development or development 

foreshadowed by the planning 

scheme outside of the 



Note for 5.1: The applicant will be expected to demonstrate to the 

satisfaction of the assessment manager that people would not be 

adversely affected by the effects of noise, dust, ground vibration, 

or air blast overpressure from an extractive industry development 

in the separation area. 

6.1 No solutions provided. Note for 6: Development that increases residential densities or 

increases the numbers of lots that have a residential component in 

the transport route’s separation area are not supported. 

Where lots have land both within and outside the separation 

area, a residential use of the lot could be approved consistent 

with this Policy provided dwellings are located outside the 

separation area part of the lot. ‘Building envelopes’ that limit 

the location of the dwelling should be included in building 

proposals and/or conditions on development approvals for a 

material change of use and/or reconfiguring a lot. 

While the Policy is silent on the increases in the numbers of people 

working or congregating in the transport route’s separation area all 

due care should be taken to minimize the potential impacts from 

the transportation of extractive materials on people working or 

living in the transport route’s separation area. See Table B of this 

appendix for more information on how this can be achieved. 

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Operational works associated 

with the creation or upgrade 

of a vehicular access point to 

the transport route. 

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7. Development will 

not adversely affect 

the safe and efficient 

operation of vehicles 

transporting 

extractive materials. 

7.1 The number of properties with 

access points to the transport 

route is not increased; or 

7.2 Access points are designed to 

avoid adversely affecting the 

safe and efficient operation of 

vehicles transporting 

extractive materials. 


Note for 7.2: Local governments should consider specifying 

minimum access requirements that are appropriate to the 

classification level of the transport route. 

The ‘Road Planning and Design Manual’ published by the 

Queensland Department of Main Roads provides advice on 

how safe and efficient access can be achieved.

B. Mitigating potential adverse effects from existing and future extraction, processing and transportation of extractive materials where 

there is a development commitment or overriding need in the public interest 

Applicable development Specific outcomes Solutions Comments 

Material change of use and 

reconfiguring a lot in a Key 

Resource Area. 

8. Development mitigates the 

potential adverse effects 

of noise, dust, ground 

vibration, or air blast 

overpressure from an 

existing or future 

extraction, processing and 

transportation of 

extractive materials to the 

greatest extent practicable. 

8.1 Development incorporates design, 

orientation and construction measures 

that mitigate the potential adverse 

effects from existing or future 

extraction, processing and 

transportation of extractive materials 

by: 

• Locating buildings and structures the 

greatest distance practicable from 

the resource/processing area and 

associated transportation route; and 

• designing buildings so the areas 

where people live, work and 

congregate (habitable rooms) are 

furthermost from the 

resource/processing area and 

associated transportation route; and 

• minimising openings in walls closest 

to these effects; and 

• providing mechanical ventilation to 

living areas sensitive to these 

effects; and 

• using appropriate construction 

insulation and glazing materials. 


Note for 8.1: The applicant will be 

expected to demonstrate to the satisfaction 

of the assessment manager that the use 

would not be adversely affected by the 

effects of noise, dust, ground vibration, or 

air blast overpressure from an existing or 

future extractive industry with respect to the 

sensitivity of the use. 

The definition of habitable rooms is in the 

Building Code of Australia. Designing 

dwellings to achieve this requirement may 

have design and siting implications 

addressed by separate codes in the planning 

scheme. 

The ‘Road Traffic Noise Management Code 

of Practice’ published by the Queensland 

Department of Main Roads provides 

guidance on noise attenuation measures. 

Also refer to Australian Standard 3671- 

1989 Acoustic Road Traffic Noise Intrusion 

– Building Siting and Construction and 

AS2107-1987 Acoustics. 

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APPENDIX 3: KEY RESOURCE AREA INFORMATION 

A3.1 Information regarding each Key Resource Area is provided in numerical order. 

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RAVENSBOURNE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 1 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Crows Nest Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located northeast of the village of Ravensbourne off the Esk-Hampton Road 

(see map KRA 1). 

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Sand 

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION: 

The sand resource comprises weathered soft, friable sandstone that underlies basalt lavas to 

the northeast of Ravensbourne. Clay washed from the sand forms a valuable by-product, 

being sold for brick-making clay. The clay is held under a mining lease. 

The resource has been worked for more than 20 years and a sizeable quarry is currently 

active. Additional resources are likely to occur within the mining lease boundary. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The large resource is sufficient for many years and is well placed to supply Toowoomba and 

the northeastern Darling Downs, which are otherwise deficient in sources of construction 

sand. Because of the scarcity of natural construction sand for Toowoomba and the Darling 

Downs, the Ravensbourne resource is conveniently situated to supply these markets. 

SEPARATION AREA: 

On the southern and eastern sides the separation distance is the full 200 metres from the 

property boundary, rather than the resource, as eventual working of the resource may 

approach this boundary. To the west and north, the boundary is the mining lease boundary, as 

sufficient separation from eventual workings is likely to be available inside this line. 

TRANSPORT ROUTE: 

The sand is transported a short distance along Philp Road to the main Esk-Hampton Road. 


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INGLEWOOD KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 2 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Inglewood Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 10 kilometres east of Inglewood via the Cunningham Highway 


EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Quarry Rock 


The resource consists of a basalt plug, intruded through older sedimentary rocks. It forms a 

flat-topped hill with gentle outer slopes. 

A quarry supplying various rock products is located at the eastern end of the hill. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The life of the available resource is expected to be over 50 years at the present rate of 

production. The resource has provided the majority of various rock products to the 

Inglewood and Waggamba Shires and to townships and road works further west, such as St 

George. Some products have been transported into New South Wales. 


The outermost slopes of the basalt hill are weathered and thus unsuitable for extraction. Thus 

any future development will tend to be confined to the slightly weathered or fresh basalt in the 

middle part of the hill, with the outer slopes being retained to screen the operations from the 

surrounding land. 

Therefore the separation distance is set at 500 metres from the outermost edge of the basalt 

resource. 


A transport route constructed across private property extends westwards around the southern 

flank of the hill, then along the boundary with the adjacent property and onto the Cunningham 

Highway to the south. 


WELLCAMP DOWNS KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 3 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Jondaryan Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located south of the Cecil Plains Road about 12 kilometres west of 

Toowoomba (see map KRA 3). 



The extractive resource consists of hard basalt from a thick volcanic flow or plug, which 

forms a prominent hill at Wellcamp Downs beside the Cecil Plains Road. The reserves are 

very large with only minor variations in quality. Resources are believed to be sufficient for 

over 100 years at present production rates. 

The resource is the site of the largest quarry in the region, which supplies a wide range of 

crushed rock products. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The size of the resource, the proximity to proposed major road and rail transport routes, the 

ability to work the resource unobtrusively and its location in a broad acre rural area zoned for 

future industry all make this the most important known rock resource for the eastern Darling 

Downs region. The resource is conveniently situated to supply the Toowoomba and eastern 

Darling Downs markets. 


Although the quarry is currently located in the centre of the hill, in the longer term it could 

extend further into the outer slopes of the hill. 

Accordingly, the separation distance is set at 1000 metres from the outer extent of the 

resource to protect its long-term availability. The separation area thus extends north of the 

Toowoomba-Cecil Plains Road. 


Materials are transported directly onto the Toowoomba-Cecil Plains Road, mainly to the east. 


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GLENVALE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 4 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Jondaryan Shire and Toowoomba City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 6 kilometres southwest of Toowoomba (see map KRA 4). 



The extractive resource comprises hard basalt that forms part of Glenvale Mountain. 

It is the site of a major quarry supplying a wide range of crushed rock products. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is understood to be sufficient for 25 to 30 years supply of material at current 

levels of extraction. The resource is conveniently situated to supply the Toowoomba urban 

area and the eastern Darling Downs markets. 


On the eastern and southeastern sides of the hill where the face and processing area are 

visible, the full 1000 metres separation distance is adopted. On the southern and southwestern 

sides, the distance is reduced progressively to 500 metres, as the rim of forested land at the 

base of the hill will screen the adjacent land. 

On the northwestern side, the boundary is constrained by the rural residential area adjacent to 

Riethmuller Road. To the northeast, the boundary follows the base of the hill and down a 

small ridge to the east to run beside a new subdivision off Boundary Street and then 

progressively reaches the 1000 metres distance further east and south. 


The transport route to the east is along Euston Road to the Gore Highway (Anzac Avenue), 

and westwards along Drayton-Wellcamp Road to the Toowoomba-Cecil Plains Road. 


MALU KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 5 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Rosalie Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located north of Malu railway siding west of Jondaryan (see map KRA 5). 



Fresh basalt occurs beneath shallow overburden at the base of a hill west of Jondaryan, 

adjacent to the Malu railway siding and grain-loading silos. The available resource is located 

in a railway reserve originally intended for rail ballast. It is reported that basalt extends for 

some distance along the ridge to the north. 

A small quarry is located immediately north of the grain silos, supplying concrete aggregate, 

bitumen and sealing aggregates, road base and ballast. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is an important source of quarry rock for the northeastern and western Darling 

Downs. Large volumes, estimated to be around 20 years supply, exist around the quarry and 

potentially in areas to the north. 


A separation distance of 1000 metres around the resource has been adopted because of the flat 

open nature of the surrounding topography. 


The rock is transported directly from the site onto the Warrego Highway, or in the case of 

ballast, loaded at the rail siding near the quarry. 


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JIMBOUR KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 6 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Wambo Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 30 kilometres north of Dalby along the Jimbour Quarry Road, 

between Jimbour and Bell (see map KRA 6). 



The resource consists of a slightly weathered basalt flow that overlies sedimentary rocks. 

This forms an extensive gently sloping ridge. 

The Wambo Shire quarry is located in the lowest part of the ridge on the northern side within 

a Council quarry reserve, and supplies various rock products. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource life within the Council reserve is expected to be over 25 years and additional 

basalt is present in adjacent areas. The resource provides a large percentage of various rock 

products to the Wambo, Chinchilla, Kingaroy, Nanango and Murilla Shires, Dalby Town 

Council and at times, material has been sold to other areas as far away as Taroom, Roma and 

Toowoomba. 


The separation distance is mostly set at the full 1000 metres from the edge of the Council 

reserve, except to the north of Jimbour Quarry Road, where the boundary can be set at the 

crest of the ridge. A separation distance of 1000 metres extends to the eastern end of the 

ridge where a house is situated. 

It is likely that future quarrying would extend southwards from the present Council reserve. 

Thus the southern limit is set near the crest of the ridge to the south, more than 1000 metres 

from the southern edge of the Council reserve in order that the quarry remains screened from 

the lower country to the south. 


Materials are transported along the Jimbour Quarry Road and then westward to the Dalby- 

Jandowae Road. Some material is transported eastward to the Bunya Highway. 


BRAESIDE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 7 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Warwick Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located 22 kilometres south of Warwick on the New England Highway (see 

map KRA 7). 



The hardrock resource comprises hornfels (contact metamorphic rock) developed adjacent to 

a granitic intuition. Weathering of the granitic rock has produced decomposed granite and 

boulders which also form part of the resource. 

An existing quarry supplies a range of crushed rock products and an adjacent part of the 

resource has also been approved for extraction. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

There are resources sufficient for 50 years supply at the current rate of production. The 

potential resource in surrounding properties may be much larger. 

The resource is conveniently situated to supply the Warwick and Stanthorpe Shires. 


The western boundary of the separation area allows a total distance of 1000 metres from any 

proposed blasting operations within the quarry rock resource. Partial screening of the existing 

operation is provided by a low hill on the western side of the highway. The northern 

boundary is 1000 metres north of the existing quarry along the highway, and from there 

eastwards around the northern extremity of the potential resource. The boundary is 

1000 metres from the eastern limit of the extractive resource. The southern boundary is set at 

1000 metres south of the proposed operation. Extension into the adjacent property would be 

possible if the southern end of the ridge is retained as a screen with a 500 metre separation 

distance. 


Materials are transported directly onto the New England Highway over a route owned by the 

existing operator. The approved operation will also transport materials directly to the 

highway. 

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: 

A small section of ‘endangered’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 

occurs at the western end of the extractive licence area. This is to be retained as part of the 

operational plan to serve as a visual buffer to the New England Highway. ‘Of concern’ 

vegetation in the KRA is covered by pre-existing approvals. The KRA also contains areas 

having State biodiversity significance determined through the Environmental Protection 

Agency’s Biodiversity Planning Assessment. 


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HARLAXTON KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 8 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Toowoomba City and Gatton Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is sited on the northern fringe of the built-up area of Toowoomba east of the 

Main railway line and the New England Highway (see map KRA 8). 



The extractive resource comprises a very thick basalt sequence near the edge of the 

Toowoomba escarpment at Harlaxton on the northern fringes of Toowoomba. 

It is the site of a major quarry that yields a wide range of crushed rock products. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

There are substantial resources remaining sufficient for some decades. The resource is 

conveniently situated to supply the Toowoomba, northeastern Darling Downs and Lockyer 

Valley markets. 


The separation area is constrained by residential blocks to the south and west, and the edge of 

existing residential settlement above the railway line on the northwest side. It extends to the 

top of the ridge running east from the escarpment to the north of the gully at the base of the 

quarry on the northern side, and the base of the escarpment to the east. 


Materials are transported a short distance along Munro Street to the New England Highway. 

A rail siding in the quarry facilitates loading of rail ballast when required. 


WONGABEL KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 9 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Atherton Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 9 kilometres south of Atherton, on Wongabel Road, off the 

Atherton-Herberton Road (see map KRA 9). 



The extractive resource, which consists of partly decomposed, coarse-grained granite, is an 

important source of road base materials for the Atherton Tableland area. At deeper levels 

some knobs of hard unweathered rock allow production of crushed aggregate. 

Two adjacent quarries are currently in operation. One site produces higher-class road base 

and some crushed rock aggregates from blasting and crushing of relatively fresh granite 

exposed in the floor of the quarry. The other site mainly produces lower-class road bases, 

maintenance gravels and fill by ripping of weathered granite. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is one of the main sources of road base for the Atherton Tableland market, 

supplying several local government areas and the Department of Main Roads, and 

considerable resources remain for the future. Atherton, Eacham and Mareeba Shire Councils 

are supplied, with some material transported as far as Cairns. 


The separation area extends 1000 metres across Wongabel Road from the fresh granite face in 

Wongabel Quarry, as the land is flat and exposed to the processing area. On the southeast the 

boundary of the separation area is along a ridge trending southwards from the road at about 

the same distance. The northwestern boundary is the northern base of the ridge on which the 

workings of Cattle Camp Quarry are situated (where no blasting is undertaken). The southern 

boundary is in State Forest on the ridge about 400 metres uphill from these workings. 


The materials are transported along the partly sealed and partly gravel Wongabel Road either 

westward to the Atherton-Herberton Road or eastwards to Hemmings Lane and then the 

Kennedy Highway. 


A small area of ‘of concern’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 occurs on 

the northwestern edge of the resource area. This is covered by pre-existing approvals. 


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BARRON RIVER FLATS KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 10 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Cairns City 

LOCATION: 

The resource occurs in parts of the alluvial flats of the Barron River between Kamerunga and 

the coastline in the northern suburbs of Cairns (see map KRA 10). 

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Medium to Coarse Sand 


The extractive resource comprises three sections of the alluvial flats of the Barron River 

downstream of its exit from the Barron Gorge. These are underlain by medium to coarse sand 

with some gravel that occurs beneath the sand. The sand is suitable for concrete aggregate, 

bedding sand and fill sand. As no comprehensive survey of potential resources in the 

surrounding flats has been undertaken, the three parts of the Key Resource Area do not 

represent all possible occurrences of sand in the area and others may be delineated in the 

future. 

Three sand pits are active in the resource at present, supplying sand for concrete, asphalt, 

bedding and fill uses. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource in the Barron River flats is one of only three sources conveniently located to 

supply the needs of the Cairns regional market for natural medium to coarse concrete and 

asphalt sand, as well as being a prime source for bedding and fill sand for the same market. 

Very large resources remain. 


The boundaries of the sand resources are indicative only, being based on the approximate 

extent of the existing operations. A maximum separation distance of 200 metres has been 

adopted around each operation area except where residential boundaries are closer. 


The sand from the two southern pits is transported directly onto the Brinsmead-Kamerunga 

Road, and the Captain Cook Highway. Material from the northern resource is transported 

onto the Yorkeys Knob Road to the Captain Cook Highway. 


The boundary of the resource/processing area reflects a minimum buffer width of 50 metres 

from the Barron River to protect fish habitats. A small area of ‘endangered’ vegetation under 

the Vegetation Management Act 1999 is surrounded by the resource/processing area and is 

protected by the conditions of the extraction licence. The presence of acid sulfate soils is 

possible at depth. 


MOUNTAINVIEW KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 11 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located in the Mulgrave River valley about 10 kilometres west of Gordonvale 

on the Gillies Highway (see map KRA 11). 



The extractive resource consists of a thick basalt flow, which forms gently sloping ridges 

between the Mulgrave River and the Gillies Highway near the Mountainview Hotel. 

The resource has been the site of a major quarry supplying large volumes of concrete 

aggregate and bitumen screenings (with minor road pavement gravels), making it one of the 

major producers for the Cairns market. It is currently inactive, but significant resources 

remain. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is sufficient for at least 20 years at normal production rates, and is strategically 

situated to supply the broader Cairns market. 


The southern, western and northwestern boundaries of the Key Resource Area are along the 

crests of ridges that are higher than the quarry. These boundaries are about 600 metres to 

800 metres from the face and processing facilities. The northern boundary is along the edge 

of the existing residential subdivision and thence down Roos Creek to the river, at about 

800 metres from the face. The Mulgrave River forms the boundary on the east. 


Rock is transported directly onto the Gillies Highway on the southwestern side of the 

resource. 


The Key Resource Area is adjacent to Little Mulgrave Forest Reserve on the western and 

southern boundaries. A small area of ‘endangered’ vegetation under the Vegetation 

Management Act 1999 occurs between the western edge of the resource/processing area and 

the Gillies Highway. 


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REDLYNCH KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 12 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located in Freshwater Creek valley about 5 kilometres south of Redlynch in 

the western suburbs of Cairns (see map KRA 12). 



The resource consists of dark, fine-grained granite, which outcrops on a major northwest 

trending ridge on the western side of the Freshwater Creek valley. The rock is more massive 

and of a higher strength that other sources in the district, and is thus capable of supplying 

specialist products as well as armour stone. 

The resource is the site of a major quarry suppling concrete aggregates, sealing aggregates 

and manufactured sands. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource life is estimated in the order of 30 years at present rates of consumption. The 

Redlynch resource is one of three major rock deposits currently supplying the Cairns regional 

market, with material being supplied as far as Mossman and Port Douglas. The resource is 

close to major regional markets. 


The separation distance adopted has been constrained by existing subdivisions and 

conservation areas. The northern boundary is along the southern and western edges of the 

existing rural residential/urban development to the north of the quarry and thus provides 

250 metres to 600 metres of separation. To the south, the boundary is on the ridge crest south 

of Currunda Creek, thus encompassing the land exposed to direct view and noise from the 

quarry face and plant site. The eastern boundary is the Redlynch Intake Road. Where the 

steep and dissected slopes in the State Forest/World Heritage Area provide a physical buffer 

to the west they form the boundary of the separation area, with a maximum separation 

distance of 1000 metres directly to the west along a deep gully. 


The materials are transported from the property onto the Redlynch Intake Road. 


The Key Resource Area is adjacent to the Dinden Forest Reserve and the southeastern corner 

of Barron Gorge National Park is less than one kilometre to the northwest. These areas are 

essential habitat for cassowaries. 


WRIGHT CREEK KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 13 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located in the headwaters of Wright Creek about 6 kilometres south of 

Edmonton (see Map KRA 13). 



The extractive resource consists of two occurrences of interbedded greywacke and argillite. 

The greywacke has been considerably sheared, giving a tendency to flaky aggregates, and the 

depth of weathering is considerable. The resource is valuable particularly for road base. 

Two large quarries have been established on the resource and are worked as one operation, 

supplying road base and screening products. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The remaining resource, estimated to be sufficient for about 15 years, is limited by a State 

Forest boundary to the south and general steepness of terrain. The resource supplies a large 

proportion of the road base and screenings for the Cairns regional market, being one of three 

current operations to do so. Materials are transported as far as Mossman, Port Douglas and 

Malanda on the Atherton Tableland. 


The northern boundary is 1000 metres from the Mount Peter quarry face, as the open flat land 

there is exposed to the operations. The eastern boundary is at the foot of the ridge to the east 

of the face. The northwestern boundary is along a ridge crest about 1000 metres north from 

the Hussey Road quarry face. The steep slopes in the State Forest/World Heritage Area form 

the southern and western boundaries. 


Transport is via the sealed Hussey and Maitland Roads to the Bruce Highway south of 

Edmonton. 


The Key Resource Area is adjacent to Little Mulgrave Forest Reserve. Some ‘of concern’ 

vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 is adjacent to the resource/processing 

area. 


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RAVENSHOE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 14 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Herberton Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 1.5 kilometres north of the town of Ravenshoe (see map 

KRA 14). 



The resource consists of rhyolitic welded tuff forming a ridge immediately to the north of the 

town of Ravenshoe. 

The resource is the site of a large quarry, which produces a range of products, including 

concrete and bitumen sealing aggregates, road bases of various classes and manufactured 

sand. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource remaining on the ridge is very large and is one of the main sources of supply for 

the southern Atherton Tableland, Normanton and Greenvale markets, as well as extensive 

rural areas to the south and east for which it is the only developed source of higher class 

materials. 


The southern boundary is the northern extent of the residential zone of Ravenshoe town 

providing a separation distance of 200 metres to 500 metres, extending eastward along the 

course of North Creek at about a distance of 700 metres from the operations on the ridge 

crest. The western boundary is the tourist railway line west of Tumoulin Road, which is 

about 500 metres from the lowest face. The northern boundary is in the State Forest at about 

1000 metres from the workings, which are more exposed from this direction. 


The rock materials are transported down the ridge to Grigg Street, along Moore Street through 

Ravenshoe and onto the Kennedy Highway on the eastern outskirts of town. 


The Key Resource Area is adjacent to the Tumoulin State Forest. The resource/processing 

area is partly covered by ‘of concern’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999, 

and is classified as ‘Endangered’ Regional Ecosystem by the Environmental Protection 

Agency. However, the quarrying operation has ‘as-of-right’ use that predates the Integrated 

Planning Act 1997 and the Vegetation Management Act 1999. 


COORUMBA ROAD KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 15 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Johnstone Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 9 kilometres west of Innisfail, off the Palmerston Highway (see 

map KRA 15). 



The resource comprises basalt, which occurs as a single lava flow that outcrops between 

Berner and Fisher Creeks and the North Johnstone River at Coorumba west of Innisfail. 

The resource is the site of a major quarry, which supplies large quantities of railway and 

tramway ballast, road base, and some concrete and sealing aggregates. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

There are very large volumes remaining in the resource and it is conveniently situated to 

supply the Innisfail and surrounding districts with a range of crushed rock products, being one 

of only two current sources capable of doing so. 


On the northeast and southwest the separation distance of about 800 metres to 900 metres 

from the faces and crushing plant extends just beyond gentle ridge crests that overlook the 

valley of Berner Creek where the quarry is situated. This screens the operations from 

surrounding land in that direction. On the northwest the boundary is a full 1000 metres from 

the advancing new face, as the land there is flat and will not be shielded from noise impacts. 


The rock materials are transported via the partly unsealed and sealed Coorumba Road to the 

Palmerston Highway. 


The northern section of the separation area in the KRA encompasses possible essential 

cassowary habitat. 


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PIN GIN HILL KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 16 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Johnstone Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 6 kilometres west of Innisfail, off the Palmerston Highway (see 

map KRA 16). 



The resource consists of basalt, which occurs beneath about 3 metres of red soil in hills south 

of the Palmerston Highway west of Innisfail. 

The resource is the site of a large quarry operated for several decades by the Johnstone Shire 

Council (the Palmerston Quarry) but which is now leased to a private company. Concrete and 

bitumen aggregates and road base are produced. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource remaining is very large, sufficient for several decades at the present rate of 

production. It is one of only two currently known sources capable of supplying a range of 

high quality crushed products and is of strategic significance to the Innisfail district and areas 

to the north as far as Babinda in Cairns City and Tully in Cardwell Shire. 


On the west, south and southeast the separation area boundary adopted is just beyond the 

gentle ridge crests of the land rising above the quarry. The separation distance thus varies 

from about 500 to 800 metres from the resource boundary. On the northeast the distance is at 

a full 1000 metres as this land is lower and exposed to future operations on the resource. On 

the north, the boundary is North Bamboo Creek, where it crosses Quarry Road, as this lies 

along a ridge screening the surrounding land from quarry operations. 


The materials are transported a short distance along the sealed Quarry Road to the Palmerston 

Highway. 


The northwestern section of the separation area in the KRA encompasses possible essential 

cassowary habitat. 


TICHUM CREEK KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 17 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Mareeba Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located adjacent to the Kennedy Highway between Mareeba and Kuranda (see 

map KRA 17). 



The resource consists of a number of flows of basalt beside the Kennedy Highway at Tichum 

Creek. 

It is the site of a major quarry which has been active for over 20 years producing road base 

and crushed aggregates. More recently manufactured sand has also been produced. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The remaining resource is probably sufficient for another 15 years at the current rate of 

production. The resource supplies considerable quantities of road base and screenings to the 

Cairns market, being one of the three main quarries to do so, and is one of the main sources of 

crushed screenings and road base for the Atherton Tableland market. 


The resource is situated in a ridge south of the Davies Creek valley, adjacent to the junction 

with Tichum Creek. The level land to the west and southwest requires the full separation 

distance of 1000 metres, whereas the boundary of the separation area is set at the foot of the 

steep slopes to the north, east and south. This distance varies from 500 metres near the 

Kennedy Highway north and south of the resource, to 1000 metres along the northeastern side 

of Davies Creek. 


The materials are transported directly onto the Kennedy Highway. 


The KRA is adjacent to the Dinden State Forest to the east. 


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BENEDICT ROAD KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 18 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Fitzroy Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 32 kilometres west of Rockhampton and 7 kilometres north of 

Stanwell along Benedict Road (see map KRA 18). 



The resource consists of basalt up to 35 metres thick, which overlies conglomeratic 

sedimentary rocks. 

An area east of the junction of Benedict Road and Hopkins road has been included in the 

resource/processing area. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

This resource has the potential to provide aggregate and other construction materials for the 

proposed expansion of industrial facilities and other development in the eastern part of the 

central Queensland region. There are additional potential resources in the basalt to the west 

that have not yet been proven. 


The boundary is set at 1000 metres from the extent of the resource limits to the north and east 

where the land is lower than the basalt ridge. On the southeastern, southern and western side 

the separation distance extends to the crests of ridges, which are higher than the resource. 


The transport route will extend along Hopkins Road south to the Capricorn Highway. 


TARAGOOLA KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 19 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Calliope Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located 2 kilometres east of Taragoola railway siding, about 12 kilometres 

south of Calliope (see map KRA 19). 



The resource consists of a north-trending belt of limestone deposits. The resources are 

quarried for extractive purposes such as concrete aggregate, railway ballast, road base, and 

general construction work. The limestone is extracted under mining lease tenure under the 

Mineral Resources Act 1989 for uses such as acid soil treatment and for lime for the alumina 

refinery in Gladstone. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is one of only two major sites currently supplying crushed quarry rock to the 

Gladstone region. The large resources present and the convenient location of the Taragoola 

resource, close to Gladstone and existing rail infrastructure, means that the resource will 

remain of significance for the quarry rock needs of the region. 


The eastern, southern and western boundaries of the separation area are defined by the full 

supply level of the raised Awoonga dam reservoir. 

The northern boundary is located about 500 metres north of the northern-most mining lease, 

where an intervening ridge provides partial shielding from quarry impacts. The northwestern 

boundary is retained at the full 1000 metres from the resource/processing area. 


The materials are either transported to the Taragoola rail siding along a private road, or along 

a rural road to the Dawson Highway at Calliope. The first 3 kilometres of this road is 

unsealed. 


There are a number of indigenous cultural heritage sites recorded within the separation area, 

and two recorded sites within the resource/processing area. Both these sites were recorded 

during the Stage 1 survey of the Awoonga Dam Raising Cultural Heritage Project and are 

now protected under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003. Despite the level of 

disturbance within the Taragoola mining area, there is further potential for archaeological 

sites to exist. The limestone supports vegetation that is significant to the Traditional Owners, 

and the possibility that surface and subterranean rock art exists in this area has not yet been 

fully explored. If such sites were identified, they would be unique in the region. Further 

development in this KRA should be subject to appropriate management of the cultural 

heritage sites and values, in consultation with the Traditional Owners (Port Curtis/Coral Coast 

Native Title Claim Group), through a Cultural Heritage Management Plan. 


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YARWUN KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 20 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Calliope Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 1 kilometre west of the township of Yarwun south of the 

Gladstone-Mount Larcom Road and the North Coast railway line (see map KRA 20). 



The resource consists of hardened sedimentary rocks adjacent to the railway line west of 

Yarwun. 

An operating quarry supplies a full range of crushed rock products, including road base, 

concrete aggregate, bitumen screenings, rail ballast, drainage aggregate and crusher dust. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is one of only two major sites currently supplying crushed quarry rock to the 

Gladstone region. Sizeable resources are present. The convenient location of the resource to 

Gladstone and the available range of products make it of strategic significance to the 

development of Gladstone and the surrounding district. 


The resource could extend to the crest of the ridge west of Yarwun. The boundary of the 

separation area extends to the eastern base of this ridge southwest of the town of Yarwun. At 

the northern end of the town, the boundary is sited somewhat higher up the ridge. On the 

western side the area extends to the western base of the next ridge west of the resource area. 

This allows a separation distance of over 500 metres to be maintained around the southern 

half of the resource. 

The northern boundary is 1000 metres away from the quarry face due to the lower topography 

there. This encompasses some land on the northern side of the Gladstone State Development 

Area corridor. The separation area includes the old railway quarry but would have to be 

extended if this were to be reopened. 


The materials are transported along Quarry Road westward from the quarry to the junction 

with the Mount Larcom-Gladstone Road. Ballast for railway contracts is loaded at a siding 

adjacent to the quarry. 


‘Endangered’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 occurs over part of the 

resource/processing area, however this is covered by a pre-existing approval for extractive 

industry. 


NERIMBERA KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 21 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Livingstone Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located in the foothills of the Berserker Range about 8 kilometres east of 

Rockhampton, north of the Emu Park Road (see map KRA 21). 



The resource consists of hardened argillite and greywacke in the foothills of the Berserker 

Range to the east of Rockhampton. 

The northern part of the resource is the site of a major quarry supplying a full range of 

crushed rock products. The plant and stockpile area is sited on land on the west side of Black 

Creek. There are plans for this operation to be superseded in future years by a new quarry on 

the southern part of the resource, with a processing plant adjacent to the Emu Park- 

Rockhampton Road. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The available resource is very large and is the prime source of high quality crushed rock 

products for the Rockhampton and wider central Queensland region. The volume of material 

present will enable continuity of this supply for the long term. 


The northern boundary is set at the full 1000 metres away from the existing quarry face 

because of the exposure of this area to the face. The separation area extends to ridgelines 

where possible, either their crests or base. It extends down the crest of the ridge to the east of 

Scholl Lane to Nerimbera School Road, and then continues across Black Creek to the base of 

the main north-south ridge in the vicinity of Stover Road and Black Creek Road. The 

southern boundary is the base of the ridge along Black Creek Road about 500 metres from the 

proposed quarry development. To the southeast the separation distance is the greater of 

1000 metres from the proposed resource area or 500 metres from the bund screening the 

proposed processing area adjacent to Emu Park Road. The eastern boundary largely follows 

the base or crests of ridges where possible. 


The rock materials are transported from the present operation along the Nerimbera School 

Road to Emu Park Road. Rail ballast is loaded at the Nerimbera rail siding on the Yeppoon 

Branch Line. The proposed quarry operation on the southern side of the ridge will access the 

Emu Park-Rockhampton Road directly. 


A small area of ‘of concern’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 occurs 

near the stockpile areas within the resource/processing area. There is also unconfirmed 

evidence that the KRA contains Cycas opheiolitica, which is listed as ‘endangered’ under the 

Nature Conservation Act 1992. 


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PINK LILY KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 22 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Fitzroy and Livingstone Shires 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located on the banks of the Fitzroy River about 8 kilometres west of 

Rockhampton off the Ridgelands Road (see map KRA 22). 



The resource consists of fine to coarse-grained sand and gravel in off-stream deposits in the 

Pink Lily and Lilymere Lagoons areas just west of Rockhampton. 

Sand is pumped to a processing plant on the bank of the river at the end of Pink Lily Road 

from a dredging operation in the Fitzroy River at Pink Lily Bend. Farther to the west, sand 

has also been produced from pits in the lower alluvial terrace of the river near Lilymere 

Lagoon for use as bricklayers loam, binder and bedding sand. Sand is also worked 

intermittently from large deposits on terraces adjacent to the river on its north side about three 

and a half kilometres southwest of its junction with Ramsay Creek. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

These resources are the major source of fine concrete aggregate and other construction sands 

for the Rockhampton region and may in the future need to supply other more distant markets 

such as Gladstone and Mackay. 


The separation area boundary is set at the full 200 metres from the boundary of the off-stream 

resource. It also extends 200 metres from existing or proposed processing plants. 


Sand is transported by road from the unsealed Pink Lily Road to Ridgelands Road. Sand 

from deposits on the northern side of the river is transported from private land directly onto 

Belmont Road and then either directly to processing plants or to the Bruce Highway via major 

local roads. 


As the KRA is adjacent to the Fitzroy River, which contains valuable fisheries resources in 

this location, a minimum buffer width of 50 metres has been established from the 

resource/processing area to the river. The KRA contains areas having State biodiversity 

significance determined through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Biodiversity 

Planning Assessment. 


THE CEDARS KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 23 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Mackay City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 8 kilometres northwest of Mackay (see map KRA 23). 



The resource comprises granitic rocks, mainly diorite and granodiorite. Large inclusions and 

irregular dykes of microdiorite are common and dykes of dolerite occur to a lesser extent. 


SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource remaining in the existing quarry and immediately surrounding land is substantial 

and estimated to be sufficient for more than 25 years supply. The resource is conveniently 

situated to continue to supply the Mackay urban area and surrounding districts. 


Because the quarry has only low relief, the full 1000 metres separation distance from the 

quarry has been adopted. To the southwest of the quarry, the separation distance is 

constrained by a pre-existing subdivision. 


The transport route extends along Holts Road either northwards to the Mackay-Habana Road 

or southwards to connect to the Bruce Highway via Glendaragh Road or eastwards to the 

Mackay-Bucasia Road. 


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FARLEIGH KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 24 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Mackay City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located on the western side of The Black Mountain, 13 kilometres northwest 

of Mackay (see map KRA 24). 



The resource comprises rocks of basaltic-andesite composition with dykes of microdiorite 

throughout, which are part of an unnamed Mesozoic intrusive complex that forms The Black 

Mountain and outcrops in the surrounding area. 


SIGNIFICANCE: 


and estimated to be in excess of 50 years supply. The resource is conveniently situated to 

continue to supply the Mackay urban area and surrounding district. 


On the western and southern sides of the quarry area where the face and operations are 

visible, the full 1000 metres separation distance is adopted. On the eastern side, the summit 

of the mountain will be retained to screen the quarry, and steep heavily forested land in that 

direction provides a separation distance of about 1000 metres. On the northern side, the 

distance is reduced slightly as steep spurs extending down from the summit of the mountain 

will screen the land to the north. 


The materials are transported along Habana-Farleigh Road to the Bruce Highway. 


HATFIELD KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 25 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Sarina Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 25 kilometres south southwest of Sarina (see map KRA 25). 



The resource comprises hard volcanic rocks, mainly andesitic tuff and dacitic lithic crystal 

tuff. 

It is the site of a major quarry supplying mainly rail ballast for maintenance and new 

construction work on lines connecting the coalfields and coal loading ports as well as the 

main North Coast railway. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 



supply rail ballast for both maintenance and future construction work in the area. 


The full 1000 metre separation distance from the face and quarry infrastructure as well as 

potential resources to the north is adopted. 


The majority of rock is loaded directly onto rail transport using a spur line from the 

Goonyella-Hay Point railway. Some rock could be transported directly onto the Koumala- 

Bolingbroke Road to the Bruce Highway to the east if permitted by the Mains Road 

Department, or west to the Sarina Road if required 


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FOXDALE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 26 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Whitsunday Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 4 kilometres north of Proserpine (see map KRA 26). 



The resource comprises andesite. 


SIGNIFICANCE: 



supply the Proserpine and Whitsunday regional areas. 


The full 1000 metre separation distance from the face and processing area is adopted. A 

lesser separation distance could be considered on the northern and northeastern sides of the 

hill because at present the crest of the hill buffers the quarry from any potential noise and dust 

and it is not be visible from those directions. However, the potential for development of 

potential resources in that direction exists, so a lesser distance is not used. 


The transport route extends along Quarry Road to the Bruce Highway. 


A small area of ‘of concern’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 lies 

within the Council reserve and is likely to be protected by the conditions of the operational 

plan. It is also partly protected by a buffer around a communication tower on top of the hill. 


NORTH GREGORY KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 27 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Whitsunday Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 14 kilometres north northeast of Proserpine (see map KRA 27). 



The resource comprises volcanic rock (dacite). 

It is the site of a moderate sized quarry supplying a wide range of crushed rock products. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 



supply the Proserpine and surrounding Whitsunday area. 


The full 1000 metre separation distance from the resource and processing area is adopted to 

avoid encroachment from any potential closer settlement or intensification of rural activities, 

or potential developments associated with eco-tourism in nearby protected areas and reserve 

land. 


Materials are transported along Patullo Road to the Gregory – Cannon Valley Road, then 

either west to the Bruce Highway or east to the Proserpine-Shute Harbour Road. 


The KRA contains areas having State biodiversity significance under the Environmental 

Protection Agency's Biodiversity Planning Assessment. These are in areas of ‘not of concern’ 

vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 and are classified as ‘Endangered’ 

Regional Ecosystem by the Environmental Protection Agency. 


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THE ROCKS KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 28 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Burdekin Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 14 kilometres southwest of Home Hill (see map KRA 28). 



The resource comprises granitic rocks, mainly adamellite. 


SIGNIFICANCE: 



supply the Ayr-Home Hill area and surrounding districts. 


To the north, east and west the full 1000 metre separation distance is adopted to protect the 

resource from future subdivision, as the surrounding land is lower than the resource itself. On 

the southern side, the Burdekin River bed and banks are included in the 1000 metre separation 

distance to avoid any likely impacts from possible future development either within the river 

itself or in the southern riparian zone. 


The rock is transported directly onto the Ayr – Dalbeg Road. 


MOUNT CORDELIA KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 29 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Hinchinbrook Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located at Mount Cordelia about 10 kilometres northeast of Ingham (see map 

KRA 29). 



The resource consists of very hard volcanic rock (rhyolitic welded tuff) on the lower northern 

slopes of Mount Cordelia. It is suitable for a complete range of crushed rock products. The 

tuff is intruded by fine-grained pink granite that is also suitable for aggregate. 

The resource is the site of one large quarry on the western end, and a smaller face of another 

quarry on the east. The quarries produce road base, crushed aggregates, including railway and 

tramway ballast, and armour stone for river protection works for the Ingham district, with 

some armour stone transported further distances. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The large resources remaining are sufficient for at least another 20 years. The resource is of 

regional significance as the two quarries provide virtually all the demand for crushed rock 

products in the Ingham district, and some products are supplied to specialised markets further 

to the north and south. 


The ridge crest of Mount Cordelia defines the southern separation area boundary. The lower 

ground to the north of the resource requires the full 1000 metre separation distance. 


The rock from both quarries is transported eastwards along the sealed Quarry Road and then 

mainly west to Ingham via the sealed arterial road of Cooks Lane to the Ingham-Forrest 

Beach Road. 


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BLACK RIVER KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 30 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Thuringowa City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located off the Black River Road south of Yabulu about 27 kilometres west of 

Townsville (see map KRA 30). 



The resources comprise volcanic rocks (rhyodacitic and rhyolitic welded tuffs) outcropping in 

a well-defined ridge extending north of Mount Black, and decomposed granite beneath lower 

country west of the ridge. Large resources of both volcanic rocks and decomposed granite are 

present. 

The resources are the site of a major rock quarry that supplies road base and some concrete 

aggregate, and a pit in the decomposed granite that supplies road surfacing and fill materials. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

Very large resources are available at the site for the longer term. The resource is one of three 

major sites supplying the Townsville regional market with road base and crushed aggregates. 


The separation distance on the north northwest and west sides is the full 1000 metres from the 

hard rock portion of the resource. The separation distance on the eastern side is about 

750 metres as there is an intervening line of ridges. On the southern side the boundary of the 

separation distance is at the toe of the very steep northern slopes of Mount Black. 


The rock is transported along a sealed road in a quarry-owned corridor to the east and then 

along the sealed Gieseman Road to Black River Road, continuing north to the Bruce 

Highway. 


BOHLE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 31 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located on the Bruce Highway about 12 kilometres west of Townsville (see 

map KRA 31). 



The resource comprises rhyolitic (volcanic) rocks that formed the original Mount Bohle and 

occur in a line of hills extending to the northwest. 

It is the site of a major quarry that has been deepened below natural surface level and supplies 

a wide range of crushed rock products. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

There are substantial resources remaining in the existing quarry and immediately surrounding 

land, in excess of 15 years supply. The resource is conveniently situated to supply the 

Townsville regional area. 


On the east the separation area boundary is along the Bohle River. On the south and 

southwest, the separation distance is the full 1000 metre distance from the resource boundary. 

On the west, the boundary is the crest of a major side spur running in a westerly direction 

from the line of hills; thus screening future extensions of the quarry in this direction. 

On the northwestern side the separation area boundary is along the edge of the residential 

blocks along Bradford Street. On the northern side the boundary extends along the edge of 

the buffer between the railway and designated residential developments to the north of the 

railway. 


The rock is transported directly onto the Bruce Highway, or in the case of rail ballast to an 

adjacent siding on the North Coast Railway. 


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PINNACLES KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 32 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located southwest of Townsville about 8 kilometres west of Kelso and 

7 kilometres south of the Hervey Range Road (see map KRA 32). 



The resource consists of volcanic rock (rhyolitic welded tuff) on ridges running off mountains 

to the west of the Upper Ross River Road. These rocks are suitable for a range of aggregate 

products. Resources of pink microgranite, with a wide fracture spacing that makes it suitable 

for the production of armour rock in addition to very high strength concrete aggregate, are 

also present. 

The resource is currently the site of a small quarry that may expand in the future. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

Although the present quarry is only a small operation, the resource itself is significant for the 

longer term because of its isolation from settlement, unhindered transport corridor, and the 

significant development of the resource undertaken to date. The microgranite also provides a 

resource of unfractured armour stone and high strength aggregate not readily available from 

other resources close to Townsville. 


Because of the exposure of the quarry faces to the north and northwest, the boundary on this 

side is the full distance of 1000 metres from the faces. This encompasses mainly land owned 

by the quarry, but also extends over some State leasehold land on the northwest. The 

boundary on the western side is set at 1000 metres from the extractive resource limit as there 

are no topographic barriers in that direction. To the southeast the boundary is on the crests of 

ridges, which overlook the resources and potential long-term operations. To the south and 

southwest the boundary is set at 500 metres from the extractive resource limit as the steep 

escarpment of The Pinnacles and South Pinnacle forms a topographic barrier. 


Rock materials are transported along a private gravel road through rural land northwards to 

Percival Road and then a short distance to the Hervey Range Road. Only minor amounts are 

allowed to be transported eastwards to the Upper Ross River Road. 


WAITARA KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 33 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Nebo Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 12 kilometres south of Nebo and 3 kilometres north of the 

Waitara siding on the Goonyella-Hay Point railway (see map KRA 33). 



The resource is within a northerly trending ridge of basaltic andesite capped by rhyolite. 

A quarry has been operated on this resource for over 30 years since the construction of the 

railway. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource has the potential to supply the regional demand for at least 20 years. It is 

located near a major market with established infrastructure (the railway) and the availability 

of alternative resources is scarce. Currently its principal purpose is to supply ballast for the 

Goonyella rail network. 


The separation area boundary is set at the full 1000 metres from the outer limits of the known 

resource, as the ridge containing the resource is higher than the surrounding land. The 

boundary has been extended to run along Denison Creek on the southeast side south to the 

railway line, then along the line to include the Waitara siding, and then parallel to the 

transport route in a northeasterly direction with a 50 metre setback. 


Materials are transported to the Waitara railway siding 3 kilometres to the south, where it is 

loaded onto rail trucks for distribution to the rail network. Minor amounts of materials are 

transported to the Peak Downs Highway via the Oxford Downs-Sarina Road and Braeside 

Road. 


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CAPE CLEVELAND KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 34 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Townsville City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located on the Cape Cleveland peninsula about 45 kilometres southeast of 

Townsville (see map KRA 34). 

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Fine Sand 


The resource area comprises fine sand in two sections of former beach ridge on the Cape 

Cleveland peninsula. The sand is used in concrete aggregate. As virtually the whole of the 

lower part of the Cape Cleveland peninsula is underlain by such sand, the two parts of the 

Key Resource Area do not represent all possible resources in the area and others may be 

delineated in the future. 

Two sand pits are currently being operated in each section of the Key Resource Area. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

Very large volumes of sand are present, sufficient for many decades, and they supply virtually 

all the region’s requirements for this material. 


Two deposits are outlined, one over largely cleared land north of the northern pit and another 

over the higher broader sand ridges adjacent to the southern pit, north and south of Goodsells 

Road. The areas are sufficiently large to provide for adequate separation between sand 

operations and surrounding land uses. The separation area boundary is set along the nearest 

property boundary or with a separation distance of the full 200 metres from the edge of the 

resource. 


The sand is transported either along the sealed Goodsells and Carty Roads or directly onto 

Cape Cleveland Road then to the Bruce Highway. 


The eastern boundary of the KRA extends along Bowling Green National Park, which is part 

of an internationally significant RAMSAR wetland. A minimum buffer width of 100 metres 

has been applied from the resource/processing area to the RAMSAR wetland. The transport 

route is through the National Park. 

Most ‘of concern’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 located in the 

resource processing area is covered by pre-existing approvals. 


ROSENEATH EAST KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 35 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 13 kilometres south of Townsville, east of the Flinders Highway 

and east of the settlement of Roseneath (see map KRA 35). 



The northern part of this resource consists of rhyolitic welded tuff and other volcanic rocks. 

A major quarry currently operates in this part of the resource. The southern part of the 

resource consists of similar volcanic rocks on land recently acquired for possible longer term 

extraction when the northern quarry is exhausted. 

The current quarry produces road base, concrete and bitumen aggregates and railway ballast. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

Resources are expected to be sufficient for the next 10 years. The northern part of the 

resource is currently supplying a large proportion of the Townsville regional market for 

crushed aggregates. The current quarry is one of three major quarries currently supplying 

crushed aggregates to the Townsville regional market. The southern section has sufficient 

rock to continue this supply into the longer term. 


The northwestern boundary is along Stuart Creek, providing a separation of about 900 metres 

from the existing quarry face and about 200 m from a planned future processing area to the 

small lots already existing on the western side of the creek. The northern and eastern 

boundaries lie along crests of ridges within the Prison Reserve to the north and east of the 

quarry. The boundary continues around the eastern and southern sides of the southern section 

of the resource at a separation distance of 1000 metres due to the surrounding flat land. The 

southwestern boundary is on a major ridge crest. The western boundary extends about 1000 

metres from the existing quarry (this is within the Explosives Reserve) and the southern 

resource. 


Products are transported on a private gravel road along an easement through the Brookhill 

Explosives Reserve to the Flinders Highway. It is intended that the same route will be used 

for the southern resource. 


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ROSENEATH WEST KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 36 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 13 kilometres south of Townsville, adjacent to and west of the 

Flinders Highway (see map KRA 36). 



The extractive resource consists of rhyolitic welded tuff and agglomerate intruded by dyke 

rocks in the hills west of the Flinders Highway opposite the settlement of Roseneath. 

In the past the resource has been the site of two large quarries, which produced a range of 

crushed rock products, and although both of these are now inactive, very large resources 

remain and the properties are being held in reserve by the companies involved. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The Roseneath West resource contains large quantities of high quality rock. It is strategically 

situated to supply major markets in the Townsville/Thuringowa region and adjacent markets 

for the medium to long term. 


The eastern and northern boundaries of the separation area are along the Flinders Highway 

and the Mount Stuart Road. The southern boundary is on a ridge crest about 500 metres to 

the south. The western boundary is on ridge crests within the Commonwealth Department of 

Defence land. Small future urban blocks along the western side of the Flinders Highway 

currently lie within the separation area. The status of these is unclear and any rezoning would 

limit the separation area to their western boundary. 


The transport route for the KRA follows the access of the previous quarries along Labuan 

Street directly onto the Flinders Highway. 


WEST EURI CREEK KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 37 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Bowen Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 15 kilometres west-southwest of Bowen (see map KRA 37). 



The extractive resource comprises mainly diorite. 


SIGNIFICANCE: 

There are substantial resources remaining in the existing quarry and adjacent land, estimated 

to be in excess of 25 years supply. The resource is conveniently situated to supply the Bowen 

regional area. 


The existing quarry and future resources and processing activities are all located within the 

one block which is covered by a lease and the extractive permit. A 1000 metre separation 

distance has been adopted. 


The rock is transported via West Euri Road, which leads northwards to the Bruce Highway to 

Bowen and other markets to the north, south, and southwest 


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BEHANA GORGE ROAD KEY RESOURCE AREA - KRA 38 


LOCATION: Behana Gorge Road, 6.5 km southeast of Gordonvale near the Bruce Highway 

and within 30km of the Cairns CBD (See Map KRA 38). 



The resource is situated in fine to medium grained granite which forms a knoll rising 120 

metres above surrounding sugarcane land on the flats of Behana Creek. 

Portions of the knoll have been previously quarried for decomposed granite. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

Drilling and petrographic studies show that the resource has superior material qualities to 

other hard rock resources in the Cairns region, and has the potential to supply the region for 

several decades. It is the only remaining large undeveloped resource on the coastal plain 

within 70 km of Cairns. 


The northern lot covering most of the granitic knoll is used to depict the resource/processing 

area. A full separation distance of 1000 metres has been adopted to allow for the low-lying 

and level country surrounding the resource and the knoll. 


The proposed transport route exits the resource/processing area on the northern side of the 

knoll and follows the northern boundary of the lot until it reaches the Behana Gorge Road. It 

then extends northwards along Behana Gorge Road to the intersection with the Bruce 

Highway. 


FERNY GROVE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 39 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Brisbane City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located approximately one kilometre southwest of the intersection of Samford 

and Upper Kedron Brook Roads between the suburbs of Ferny Grove and Keperra (see map 

KRA 39). 



The resource consists of hornfels located at the contact between the Enoggera Granite and the 

Bunya Phyllite. 

A major quarry is located within the resource. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The present resource life is expected to be over twenty years. The Ferny Grove Quarry 

provides a significant proportion of various rock products to the Brisbane City and Pine 

Rivers Shire, including bitumen screenings and concrete aggregates. It is conveniently 

located compared to other major quarries further north in Pine Rivers Shire. 


The separation area is constrained by residential developments to the east and west, limiting 

the separation area boundaries to the closest side of the road reserves along O’Quinn Street 

and Glengarry Road. 

The separation distance has been set at 500 metres from the Environmental Protection and 

Community Use areas of the Brisbane City planning scheme in the south, because the 

resource is largely shielded by intervening ridges. The northernmost limit is set by the 

Emerging Communities area north of Upper Kedron Road. The boundary is set at the 

southern side of Upper Kedron Road south of the Emerging Communities area. 


The materials are transported onto Upper Kedron Brook Road and then to Samford Road via 

an uncontrolled intersection. 


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MAITLAND ROAD KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 40 


LOCATION: 

The resource occurs about 5 kilometres northwest of Gordonvale (see map KRA 40). 



The resource consists of greywacke. It is situated at the northern end of a northerly trending 

ridge. A small quarry has been established in a well-screened situation with ridges 

surrounding most of the workings. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is on leased freehold land and has reserves estimated to be sufficient for more 

than 20 years supply. It is adjacent to the Wright Creek KRA 13 and shares the same 

transport route along to the Bruce Highway north of Gordonvale to the Cairns market. 


A separation distance of 500 metres has been adopted around the perimeter of the resource as 

it is largely screened from the surrounding land by topographic barriers. The surrounding 

land is zoned as Rural. 


Materials are transported via an unsealed road to Maitland Road and then onto the Bruce 

Highway near Meringa. 


The Key Resource Area is adjacent to the Wet Tropics Management Area. Some Cassowary 

Essential Habitat has been mapped within the Separation Area along the ridge to the south 

and along a riparian zone to the west. 


KHOLO CREEK KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 41 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 4 kilometres north of Mount Crosby (see map KRA 41). 



The resource includes large volumes of andesite and quartz diorite, with subsidiary rhyolite, 

hornfels and quartzite, occurring in elevated terrain northeast of Mount Crosby. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource has not been quantified in detail and the available resource depends on an 

acceptable quarry design. However it is estimated that several decades of supply would be 

available. It is the largest resource of quarry rock within Brisbane City and adjacent areas. 


The full separation distance of 1000 metres has been adopted for the majority of the resource 

in the southern, western and northern sectors. However, the distance is constrained to less 

than 500 metres on the northern and southeastern sides by small-lot rural subdivisions that are 

partly screened by high ridges. A separation distance of 500 metres has been adopted where 

larger rural subdivisions occur to the east. 


The transport route from the resource/processing area has been subject to extensive 

investigations in recent years. The route is shown as a dedicated corridor that will avoid the 

settled areas of Mount Crosby by heading west then southwest to cross the Brisbane River 

and lead onto the Warrego Highway. 


The KRA contains sizeable areas of ‘of concern’ vegetation under the Vegetation 

Management Act 1999, areas having regional biodiversity significance under the 

Environmental Protection Agency's Biodiversity Planning Assessment and encompasses three 

cultural heritage sites of State significance. 


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MOUNT COOT-THA KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 42 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located at the foot of Mount Coot-tha between Sir Samuel Griffiths Drive and 

the Botanic Gardens (see map KRA 42). 



The resource consists of hornfels within the Bunya Phyllite, which extends into the Brisbane 

Forest Park to the west. The rock appears to have been hornfelsed by an underlying granite. 

A large quarry is operated by the Brisbane City Council in the hornfels at the northeastern end 

of this ridge, east of the present location of Sir Samuel Griffiths Drive. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource in the present quarry layout is sufficient for over 20 years. The Mount Coot-tha 

resource currently supplies the Brisbane City Council exclusively with material suitable for 

most construction applications. 


The boundary of the available resource is constrained to the limit of planned extraction 

according to the Mount Coot-tha Local Plan. Because the quarry is to be concealed from the 

surrounding land by retention of the outer flanks of the ridge, a separation distance of 

500 metres is applied over the areas to the south and west. The southeastern boundary is set 

along the nearest edge of the Western Freeway. It is constrained by existing buildings within 

the grounds of the Botanic Gardens. 

The extent of the separation area north of Mount Coot-tha Road is constrained by small 

residential lots. The boundary of the Key Resource Area lies along Mount Coot-tha Road and 

extends to the north along Sir Samuel Griffiths Drive for 500 metres. 


The transport of materials is directly onto the Mount Coot-tha Road at an exit near the 

boundary of the Botanic Gardens and thence onto the Western Freeway or Milton Road via 

the Toowong roundabout. Trucks enter the quarry at Mount Coot-tha Road near the 

intersection with Sir Samuel Griffiths Drive. 


The resource/processing area is adjacent to the Brisbane Forest Park. 


BEACHMERE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 43 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Caboolture Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource occurs north of the Caboolture-Beachmere Road on Wallace Road, 2 kilometres 

northwest of the coastline of Beachmere township, some 10 kilometres southeast of 

Caboolture (see map KRA 43). 



The resource consists of dune sand occurring as beach accretion ridges, and occupies a broad 

band trending northeast, sub-parallel to the present coastline. The sand is light to mid brown, 

becoming pale to mid grey with depth, mainly fine to medium grained, with some coarse 

grained at depth. In places, there are concentrations of shell material. The material ranges 

from 3 metres to over 9 metres in depth. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource currently supplies a large proportion of construction material requirements in the 

north Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast markets. The remainder under mining lease is capable 

of supplying specialist sands markets, as well as concrete and asphalt aggregate for regional 

markets. 


A maximum separation area of 200 metres has been adopted around the resource where there 

is Rural zoning. This is constrained in the northeastern corner to less than 100 metres by 

Residential zoning. Where there is a Mining Lease or a Mineral Development Licence 

boundary in rural residential zoning, the resource extent is limited to within 40 metres of the 

boundary by setback requirements under the Mineral Resources Act 1989. 


The route from the current site is along Wallace Road to Beachmere Road. A future access 

route from the north is shown through company-owned land, west along a State Forest access 

road, onto Browns Road, then onto the Caboolture-Bribie Island Road. 


An area of ‘of concern’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 (paperbark 

swamp) in the resource/processing area is excluded from extraction by existing permit 

conditions. In addition, an area of ‘essential habitat’ occurs in the southeast of the 

resource/processing area and contains areas of State biodiversity significance under the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s Biodiversity Planning Assessment. 


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BRACALBA KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 44 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located approximately 17 kilometres west of Caboolture on the D’Aguilar 

Highway (see map KRA 44). 



The rock resource consists of fresh, hard, greenstone, hornfelsed greenstone and granite 

(tonalite) occurring at the base of the D’Aguilar Range. Overburden is minimal over much of 

the site. Quarries are sited in greenstone and tonalite in the south, and in tonalite to the 

northeast of the D’Aguilar Highway. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is sufficient for at least 50 years supply. A wide range of concrete aggregates, 

road bases, rip rap and other coarse aggregates is supplied from the existing quarries. 


The southern perimeter of the southern resource forms a northeasterly trending ridge, 

allowing a separation distance of 500 metres. As the country to the east has no intervening 

ridges, the full separation distance of 1000 metres has been applied. 

The northern resource is surrounded by open country zoned as rural to the northeast and east, 

thus the full 1000 metre separation distance is applied, except along the crest of the D’Aguilar 

Range to the northwest. 

The western boundary is set at 500 metres southwest and west of the southern resource as this 

area is shielded by spurs extending from the D’Aguilar Range. The easement of McLeod’s 

Road coincides with the crest of the D’Aguilar Range. This road is designated as the 

boundary of the Key Resource Area in the northwestern direction. 


Materials are transported directly on to the D’Aguilar Highway within the KRA. 


The northern end of the resource/processing area contains areas identified with ‘Regional’ 

significance in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Biodiversity Planning Assessment. 


MELDALE / DONNYBROOK KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 45 


LOCATION: 

The resource occurs some 13 kilometres northeast of Caboolture on the north side of Elimbah 

Creek near the intersection of Meldale and Donnybrook Roads in Donnybrook. It is bordered 

on the northeast by the tidal area of Bullock Creek (see map KRA 45). 



The resource comprises alluvium of Elimbah and Bullock Creeks and consists of a mainly 

fine to coarse grained sand with a silty and clayey overburden and in places, a similar 

interburden. It occupies some 65 hectares. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource contains sufficient material for well over 10 years at the proposed extraction 

rate, and can produce a large proportion of supply requirements in the north side of Brisbane 

City, and Caboolture Shire and Sunshine Coast markets. Extraction has been approved in the 

Planning & Environment Court and by Environment Australia (Commonwealth Government). 


The full separation distance of 200 metres is adopted around the resource. 

TRANSPORT ROUTE 

The transport route is along Donnybrook Road, and then onto Pumicestone Road to the Bruce 

Highway. 


The KRA is located directly adjacent to the Pumicestone Channel Fish Habitat Area. As a 

result, the separation area around the resource/processing area retains a buffer width of 

200 metres to the Pumicestone Channel Fish Habitat Area. 


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NARANGBA KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 46 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Pine Rivers and Caboolture Shires 

LOCATION: 

The resource extends from west of Narangba, to Oceanview west of Caboolture (see map 

KRA 46). 



The extractive resource comprises greenstone, tonalite and the hornfelsed rocks around the 

tonalite intrusion. These rock units occur in a northwesterly trending zone between Petrie and 

Oceanview. 

The resource is currently worked by one major quarry and supplies a wide range of crushed 

rock. Another large quarry is proposed by another company to the west of the existing 

quarry. There are also three potential resource areas, which require further investigation. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

There are substantial resources present which are conveniently situated to supply the north 

Brisbane urban area and the north coast markets. In excess of 100 years supply at current 

rates of extraction is present in the site. The potential to support much larger rates of 

extraction is thus considerable. 


A separation distance of 500 metres on the southwestern side of the known resource is 

considered adequate, as high ridges in the separation area screen the resource area. The 

separation area covers the western slopes of the ridges, and encroaches only slightly onto the 

lower country. In the northwestern corner 600 metres has been adopted due to the probable 

use of this part of the site for stockpiling only. 

The boundary to the north and east is mostly set at 1000 metres from the resource, being 

closer where ridge lines are less than 1000 metres distant. 


The transport of materials is currently along Raynbird and New Settlement Roads to the 

Bruce Highway. However, a Dedicated Haulage Corridor has been recommended for future 

use in a major study commissioned by the Department of State Development and Innovation, 

and has been endorsed as a matter of State interest. The shortest transport route from the 

southern resource would be provided by Neilson, Theodore and Smith Roads. 


The KRA contains areas of ‘of concern’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 

1999, a koala conservation area shown in the SEQ Regional Plan – Interim Guideline: Koalas 

and Development, and areas having regional biodiversity significance under the 

Environmental Protection Agency's Biodiversity Planning Assessment. A wildlife corridor 

supports seasonal east - west raptor migration. 


NINGI KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 47 


LOCATION: 

The resource occurs south of the Caboolture-Bribie Island Road, and between Bestmann Road 

and Peel Road at Ningi, and the coastline of Godwin Beach, from 12 to 15 kilometres east of 

Caboolture (see map KRA 47). 



The resource is comprised of sand dunes of varying ages occurring as beach accretion ridges, 

and occupies a broad band trending east-northeast to northeast, sub-parallel to the present 

coastline. The younger sand is light to mid brown, becoming pale to mid grey with depth, 

mainly fine to medium grained, with some coarse grained at depth. The older dune sand is 

white, fine to medium grained, and well leached. The material ranges from 3 metres to over 

9 metres in depth. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is sufficient to meet a large proportion of supply requirements in the north 

Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast concrete and bituminous aggregate markets. The remainder 

under mining lease would be able to supply specialist sands markets, as well as being capable 

of supply into regional aggregate markets. 


A maximum separation area of 200 metres is maintained around the resource, including areas 

with mining tenements. Residential lots in the northeastern corner constrain the separation 

distance to the resource boundary. 


The route is from the current site on to Bestmann Road and to the Caboolture-Bribie Island 

Road. Future access from the northerly part of the resource, which is covered by mining 

lease, could be directly onto the Caboolture-Bribie Island Road. 



1999, areas having State biodiversity significance under the Environmental Protection 

Agency's Biodiversity Planning Assessment, and encompasses some cultural heritage sites of 

State significance. 


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GLASSHOUSE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 48 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Caloundra City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located approximately 4 kilometres southwest of the township of Glasshouse 

Mountains on the North Coast Railway line, and is accessed via Coonowrin Road (see map 

KRA 48). 



The resource comprises hard, welded, crystal-lithic tuff of the North Arm Volcanics. It 

occurs as a window beneath younger, overlying sandstone. Overburden depth varies from 

1 to 12 metres, and averages about 4.5 metres. 

A major quarry is established in the resource. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

At the present rate of production there are at least 50 years of supply available. A wide range 

of concrete and asphalt aggregates, manufactured sand, road bases, rip rap and other coarse 

aggregates is supplied to a primary market extending from northern Brisbane to the southern 

Sunshine Coast. 


The resource is largely surrounded by low ridges, and is being extracted by the retreating 

skyline method. The lowest points are at the entrance near the intersection of Old Gympie 

and Mt Beerwah Roads, and a low gully in the northeastern corner. 

Consequently the boundary of the separation distance is set at 500 metres from the final 

position of the planned quarry faces, wherever a ridge line shields the working quarry from 

the surrounding land. It has been increased to 1000 metres where the surrounding land is not 

screened by an intervening ridge. 


Materials are transported via Coonowrin Road through the township of Glasshouse Mountains 

onto the Steve Irwin Way. 


The KRA contains areas of 'endangered' vegetation (RE12.5.6) under the Vegetation 

Management Act 1999, and areas having regional biodiversity significance under the 

Environmental Protection Agency's Biodiversity Planning Assessment. This is covered by a 

pre-existing approval for extractive industry. 


MERIDAN PLAINS KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 49 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located downstream of the Bruce Highway along the floodplain of the 

Mooloolah River (see map KRA 49). 



The resource consists of over 100 million tonnes of construction sand occurring in the alluvial 

flats of the Mooloolah River east of the Bruce Highway and north of Caloundra Road in 

Caloundra City, known as Meridan Plains. The material consists primarily of fine to coarse 

grained quartz sand and some fine gravel, with some sections of clayey sand, sandy clay and 

thin clay bands, with an overburden of mainly stiff clay. Average thickness of the sand 

resource is 10 metres under overburden ranging from 0.5 to 7 metres thick. 

The resource is not currently worked. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is significant as it has the potential to supply the Sunshine Coast and markets on 

the northside of Brisbane for the long term, which on current trends will be otherwise 

deficient in sources of construction sand. 


A full separation distance of 200 metres has generally been applied around the workable sand 

resource. This is constrained by rural residential property boundaries along Laxton Road on 

the northwestern boundary, and the Bruce Highway in the west. 


The existing Sattler and Westaway Roads will be used in part, although locations of the 

access points to Caloundra Road are likely to be altered by the upgrading of this road to four 

lanes. A north-south Multi-modal Transport Corridor is planned just east of the eastern extent 

of the resource. This might provide alternative access to the eastern end of the resource. 


The KRA contains land classified as good quality agricultural land (sugarcane - Moreton Mill 

Cane Growing Area Land Suitability). The resource/processing area may contain an 

Indigenous cultural heritage site of State significance. As the potential for sediment run-off 

and damage to riparian vegetation exists, a minimum buffer width of 50 metres from the 

resource/processing area to the Mooloolah River has been established. The presence of acid 

sulfate soils is possible at depth. 


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GLENVIEW KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 50 


LOCATION: 

The resource is within the alluvial flats of the Mooloolah River west of the Bruce Highway, 

north of the Steve Irwin Way and the Mooloolah Connection Road, and east of Stephens 

Road, and south of Glenview Road (see map KRA 50). 



The resource occurs in open agricultural land supporting cattle grazing and turf farming, as 

well as two working sand pits. It consists of fine to coarse grained quartzose alluvial sand 

averaging about 10 metres thickness with overburden of clay, sandy clay and loam from 4 to 

5 metres thick. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The remaining resource is estimated to be sufficient for about 30 years supply to existing 

markets in Caloundra City, and areas north to Noosa Shire and south towards Brisbane. 


A separation distance of 200 metres from the edge of the resource has been adopted over rural 

land. The separation to the Bruce Highway is less than 200 metres on the eastern side. To the 

northwest, the separation area is constrained to the south side of Glenview Road near the 

Primary School reserve. On the north side, it is constrained by the small rural and rural 

residential lots south of Glenview Road. 


The current workings have direct access to the adjacent main roads, the Steve Irwin Way and 

the Mooloolah Connection Road. 


The resource/processing area is situated within the alluvial flats of the Mooloolah River. A 

minimum buffer width of 50 metres has been established from the resource/processing area to 

the river. 


SUNROCK KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 51 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located approximately 3 kilometres northeast of Beerburrum on Nursery 

Road, east of the Steve Irwin Way (see map KRA 51). 



The resource consists of fresh, hard, dark brown, olivine trachyte occurring in a plug at 

Stoney Knob to the northeast of Beerburrum. There is minimal overburden. 


SIGNIFICANCE: 

The remaining resource will last about 30 years. A wide range of products is supplied to a 

primary market extending from northern Brisbane to the southern Sunshine Coast. 


The quarry is being widened and deepened by reducing the height of the surrounding 

ridgeline and a bund of spoil material is being developed on the western side to screen the 

operations from that direction. As this area is zoned Rural in the current Caloundra City 

Planning Scheme, a separation distance of 500 metres has been adopted around this part of the 

resource, being constrained by the Steve Irwin Way. 

The processing area, including crushers and screening plant, is situated on the eastern side of 

the resource. This boundary is accordingly set at 1000 metres from the plant as there are no 

intervening ridges to the south and east of the quarry. This part of the separation area is 

within State Forest. Future development will include deepening and widening of the pit such 

that its surface extent will exceed the surface expression of the resource. 


The rock is transported via Nursery Road onto the Steve Irwin Way. Provision is made for a 

potential future alternative route northeastwards to the Bruce Highway via the Johnsons Road 

overpass. 


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BLI BLI KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 52 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Maroochy Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 3 kilometres northeast of Nambour on the eastern side of the 

Bruce Highway (see map KRA 52). 



The resource consists of andesite and other volcanic rocks. The existing quarry was formerly 

sited in rhyolitic welded tuff of the same formation. 

The quarry supplies a wide range of crushed rock products. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is sufficient for about 10 years of supply. A wide range of products is supplied 

to a market extending throughout the central and southern Sunshine Coast and hinterland 

areas. 


The separation area boundary is set at 500 metres from the limits of the resource, as ridge 

lines shield the resource from the surrounding countryside. This is in accordance with the 

existing Maroochy Shire Planning Scheme. 


Materials are transported directly onto Cooney Road and then southwards to a large 

roundabout on the Bli Bli Road. 


Although the rock resource extends into the Parklands Forest Reserve, the full resource area 

has not been shown on the accompanying map. Appropriate final land tenures for the 

Parklands Forest Reserve are currently under consideration as part of the SEQ Forest 

Agreement. When these considerations are completed, the KRA boundaries can be finalised. 


IMAGE FLAT KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 53 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located approximately 3 kilometres northwest of Nambour, and is accessed 

via Image Flat Road (see map KRA 53). 



The resource comprises flow-banded rhyolite. The rhyolite varies from distinctly weathered 

in the upper faces to slightly weathered in the lower faces. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

At the present rate of production there are at least 15 years of resources available. Resources 

appear to extend to the north but are in State Forest. A wide range of products is supplied to a 

market extending throughout the central and southern Sunshine Coast. 


The boundary of the separation area is set at 500 metres from the outer limits of the resource, 

as ridge lines shield much of the the resource from the surrounding countryside. This is in 

accordance with the existing Maroochy Shire Planning Scheme. 


The transport route passes directly onto Image Flat Road. It then reaches the Bli Bli Road via 

Image Flat Road, or Duhs Road and Zealey Road. 


The KRA coincides with the Wappa State Forest, which contains areas of State and regionally 

significant biodiversity values under the Environmental Protection Agency's Biodiversity 

Planning Assessment. The Wappa State Forest is the subject of an agreement between the 

Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Primary Industries to remain as state 

forest tenure for local government extractive industry purposes, and therefore will not be 

transferred to protected area under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 as part of the SEQ 

Forest Agreement. On the northern and eastern side of the KRA is the Maroochy Forest 

Reserve 2, which has been recommended as National Park under assessment for the SEQ 

Forest Agreement. 


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YANDINA CREEK KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 54 


LOCATION: 

The resource lies 9 kilometres west of Coolum and is located west of McCord’s Road and 

Yandina Creek Road (see map KRA 54). 



The extractive resource comprises hard intrusive diorite and rhyolite flows, which crop out as 

numerous slabs and bluffs around the low hills between McCords Road, Pryor Road and 

Yandina Creek northwest of the Toolborough Road quarry. The resource is currently 

undeveloped. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The Yandina Creek resource is strategically placed to provide construction aggregates and 

armour stone for a large part of the northern Sunshine Coast. 


The full extent of the resource has not yet been defined by subsurface investigations. The 

resource limit is determined by the hills that would need to be retained to screen operations 

from adjacent lots to the north, west and south. This allows a separation distance of 500 metres. 

The separation area on the east is set at the toe of the adjacent ridge slope at about 500 metres. 


The entry point of the transport route to the adjacent roads is most likely to be on the eastern 

side of the resource entering McCords Road and Yandina Creek Road and then onto 

Toolborough Road to the Yandina-Coolum Road. This is the shortest route to the Sunshine 

Coast Motorway and enters the Yandina-Coolum Road at an established truck entry point. 


The KRA contains areas of vegetation having State biodiversity significance under the 

Environmental Protection Agency's Biodiversity Planning Assessment and forms part of a 

bioregional wildlife corridor. It also contains records of flora and fauna species of 

significance under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and the Commonwealth Environmental 

Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, including migratory bird species. 


TOOLBOROUGH ROAD KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 55 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located approximately 5 kilometres west of Coolum on the Sunshine Coast 




The extractive resource comprises welded volcanic tuff of moderately to slightly weathered 

trachyandesite composition. Some variation in texture to agglomeratic type rocks occur in the 

lower part of the resource. 

It is the site of a very large quarry sited within the southern end of the resource adjacent to 

Toolborough Road. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

There are substantial resources remaining in the deposit and it is conveniently situated to 

supply the markets of the Sunshine Coast hinterland. It is understood that the resource is 

sufficient for 40 years of supply at current levels of extraction. 


The boundary of the separation area is 500 metres from the property boundary of the block 

held by the quarry. This is adequate for areas to the north and east as there is a continuous 

intervening ridge line. 

To the west and south a greater separation distance would be required unless the western 

flank of the ridge is left intact or worked by the retreating tree line method. The presently 

worked faces on the eastern side of the quarry are being extended eastwards and then 

northwards within the quarry. The distance from these faces to the southern boundary is over 

1000 metres. 

It may be feasible in the future to extend the quarry to the west, thus providing an additional 

ten years of supply. Thus the separation area is extended approximately 150 metres further 

west to allow for this possibility. 


The transport route is along Toolborough Road to the intersection with the Yandina to 

Coolum Road. 


The KRA contains an area with State biodiversity significance under the Environmental 

Protection Agency's Biodiversity Planning Assessment, which contains Special Biodiversity 

Values and forms part of a bioregional wildlife corridor. 


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RINGTAIL CREEK KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 56 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Noosa Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located approximately 10 kilometres northwest of Tewantin, and is accessed 

via McKinnon Drive from Tewantin (see map KRA 56). 



The resource consists of a wide, slightly to moderately weathered trachyte dyke or sill. The 

dyke is partly exposed in an old Forestry pit on Ringtail Creek Road. The intrusion forms a 

broad gently sloping ridge elongated along a northwesterly direction. It is partly forested. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

Although present production levels are small, the location of the resource close to a major 

growth area and the shortage of alternative sources will ensure its strategic significance, given 

the considerable distance to quarry rock resources in adjacent Shires. The resource could 

extend to a considerable depth, as it is an intrusive body, allowing considerable deepening. 


The boundary of the separation area is set at 1000 metres from the western, southwestern and 

northern sides of the resource held within Council land. The proximity of small subdivisions 

to the southeast constrains the separation distance to 500 metres in that area. The 

southeastern flank of the ridge would need to be retained to screen operations from that 

direction. 


The transport route is along Ringtail Creek Road onto McKinnon Drive and then to the Noosa 

market area. 



1999, an area of endangered, vulnerable or rare species under the Environmental Protection 

Agency's Biodiversity Planning Assessment and forms part of the state significant Diaper 

State Forest – Peregian bioregional wildlife corridor. The resource/processing area is 

adjacent to a site of indigenous cultural significance which includes a ceremonial ground. 


WAHPUNGA RANGE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 57 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Noosa Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located approximately one kilometre east of Kin Kin, and is accessed via the 

Gympie to Kin Kin Road (see map KRA 57). 



A large elongate body of fresh to moderately weathered intrusive andesite occurs in the 

Wahpunga Range east of Kin Kin. The deposit occurs as a ridge extending southeast from the 

Gympie to Kin Kin road onto private property. The intrusion is 150 metres wide. Drilling and 

testing indicated suitability for bitumen screenings and road-pavement gravels. 

Suitability for concrete aggregate has not been confirmed. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

Although present production levels are small, the sparsity of other resources close to major 

growth areas in the Noosa and Cooloola Shires means it will be of strategic significance for 

many years. Significant resources are present and the deposit is considered to be the most 

important in the Noosa area, although disadvantaged by distance from markets. It is likely to 

become a significant source of rock products for the northern Sunshine Coast and Cooloola. 


The resource is sited on a high ridge, and will need to be worked by the retreating tree line 

method to optimise extraction from the intrusive dyke. The residential areas of Kin Kin lie 

about 1000 metres west of the northern end of the resource, and the full distance has been 

adopted for the separation area. The surrounding country is zoned as Rural therefore a 

separation distance of 1000 metres around the resource is adequate. 


The transport route passes through Shepperson’s property onto Shepperson’s Lane and then 

onto the Gympie to Kin Kin Road. 


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WHITESIDE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 58 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Pine Rivers Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 10 kilometres west of Petrie, north of Lake Samsonvale (see 

map KRA 58). 



The extractive resource comprises a northwesterly elongated deposit of greenstone shown as 

two separate deposits. 

Two major quarries, one in each deposit, supply a wide range of crushed rock products. 

There is also a considerable resource present in the intervening area under separate 

ownership. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

There are substantial resources remaining, which are conveniently situated to supply the north 

Brisbane urban area and north coast districts. The parts of the resource held under permit are 

sufficient for between 20 and 50 years of supply. The existing quarries supply over 

20 percent of the northern Brisbane market. 


A separation distance of 500 metres has been adopted on the southwestern side of the known 

resource, as high ridges screen the resource area on that side. On the northern and eastern 

sides the full 1000 metres is considered necessary due to exposure of the resource to adjoining 

land. At the southeastern end, the separation area is constrained by the residential blocks 

between Lake Samsonvale and the Dayboro Road and rural residential blocks on Dunlop 

Lane. 


The transport of materials from the eastern quarry is onto Dunlop Lane and then the Dayboro 

Road. Transport from the western quarry is directly onto the Dayboro Road. 

An additional route from the undeveloped middle part of the resource would be provided by 

Adsetts Road (the original Dayboro Road) to avoid transport of materials from this part of the 

resource through the existing quarry to the west. 



1999. 


PINE RIVERS NORTH KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 59 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Pine Rivers Shire and Brisbane City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located east of Strathpine-Lawnton and north of Bald Hills. It is west of the 

Bruce Highway bridge, east of Gympie Road, Lawnton, and north of the Bald Hills flats- 

North Coast Railway crossing of the South Pine River (see map KRA 59). 

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Sand and Gravel 


The resource is mainly fine to coarse grained sand and gravel. It comprises sand and gravel 

up to 15 metres thick beneath 1 to 4 metres of overburden of mainly loam and silty clay. 

Three areas of resource have been delineated due to allowance for set-backs from riparian 

zones along the North and South Pine Rivers and tributaries intersecting the deposit. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

Resources are sufficient to meet a large proportion of supply requirements in the Pine Shire 

and north side of Brisbane markets for over 10 years. Their proximity to major growth areas 

is of strategic significance. 


The separation distance surrounding the delineated resource is mostly 200 metres. The 

distance is constrained to the nearest boundary of Urban lots where they are within 

200 metres of the resource, such as north of Grahams Road, in the mid southwest of the KRA, 

and the northeast extent of Learmonth Street in the south-southwestern part of the KRA, both 

in Pine Rivers Shire, and in Bald Hills, Brisbane, in the southeast of the area. 


The transport route is northwest along Lawnton Pocket Road to Gympie Road. Transport for 

the material in the other parts of the resource, between Four Mile Creek and the South Pine 

River, and in Brisbane City, has not yet been considered, but would be within the KRA. 


The KRA contains an area with State and regionally significant biodiversity values under the 

Environmental Protection Agency's Biodiversity Planning Assessment, including habitat for 

bird species of significance under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and the Commonwealth 

Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and forms part of a 

bioregional wildlife corridor identified for raptors. A cultural heritage site of State 

significance (scarred tree) occurs in the vicinity. 

A small area of endangered vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999, located 

near the southern end of the northern section of the resource/processing area, is under a preexisting 

extractive industry approval. The resource/processing area is situated adjacent to the 

North and South Pine Rivers and buffer widths ranging from 40 to 100 metres have been 

established from the resource/processing area to the river. 


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PINE RIVERS SOUTH KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 60 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Pine Rivers Shire and Brisbane City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located south of the North Coast Railway bridge crossing of the South Pine 

River flats west of Bald Hills. The resource lies within the alluvium of the South Pine River, 

and in Pine Rivers Shire to the west and in Brisbane City to the east. The western extent is in 

Pine Rivers Shire upstream of Scouts Crossing Road in Brendale (see map KRA 60). 



The resource consists of mainly fine to coarse grained sand and gravel. It is up to 15 metres 

thick with some substantial clay interbeds beneath 1 to 4 metres of overburden of mainly 

loam and silty clay. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource would be able to supply a large proportion of requirements in the Pine Shire and 

north side of Brisbane markets. Reserves sufficient for over 10 years at current production 

levels have been reported for the site, which would include both east and west of the river (in 

Brisbane and Pine Rivers respectively). 


The separation distance from the boundary of the delineated resource is 200 metres over rural 

land. It is constrained to the railway reserve corridor to the north, along parts of Gympie 

Road to the northeast and east, and on Roghan Road and along the southern boundary of the 

South Pine River to the southeast and south. 


The transport route is along Johnstone Road to the west onto South Pine Road. 


The resource/processing area is situated on both sides of the South Pine River. A minimum 

buffer width of 35 metres has been established from the resource/processing area on the 

western side of the River (Pine Rivers Shire) and a minimum buffer width of 50 metres has 

been established from the resource/processing area on the eastern side of the River (Brisbane 

City Council). In addition, Linkfield Road (under construction) has sterilised some resources 

at the southern end of the Brisbane section, and a set-back of 20 metres from the northern 

alignment of the proposed road has also been applied. 


BROMELTON KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 61 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Beaudesert Shire 

LOCATION: 

This resource, which forms a broad flat-topped hill, is located 5 kilometres west of 

Beaudesert. The Sydney to Brisbane railway line passes immediately to the west of the 

resource (see map KRA 61). 



The resource consists of a thick basalt flow forming a broad flat-topped hill west of the Logan 

River. A small quarry was formerly operated by the Beaudesert Shire Council at the western 

end of the resource. 

The resource comprises high quality basalt 33 to 65 metres thick. This overlies a weathered 

basalt of poor quality. Total inferred resources are about 100 million tonnes. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is conveniently situated to supply the Beaudesert Shire and Logan, Ipswich and 

Brisbane City markets by either road or rail transport for up to 100 years at the planned rates 

of extraction. 


The surrounding country is lower than the resource and is mostly zoned as Rural, thus the 

1000 metre separation distance has been adopted. The full 1000 metre separation distance 

from the resource also applies over the industrial estate on the western side of the railway 

line, and 700 to 1000 metres over rural land to the north. 

The separation area is constrained by Rural Residential lots to the southwest, which are less 

than 1000 metres from the resource. The southwest flank of the hill will partly screen the 

operations from these Rural Residential lots. 


Two access points to Sandy Creek Road are planned. The southern operation will utilise a 

road close to the existing Beaudesert Council quarry road to Sandy Creek Road. The northern 

operation will utilise a new access point to Sandy Creek road 300 metres north of the Council 

quarry road. Most materials will be transported northwards along Sandy Creek Road to the 

Beaudesert - Boonah Road. 


Small areas of ‘endangered’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 occur 

throughout the resource/processing area. All but one of these is covered by pre-existing 

approvals. 


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BLUE ROCK KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 62 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Gold Coast City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 10 kilometres southwest of Beenleigh along the Beaudesert to 

Beenleigh Road (see map KRA 62). 



The Blue Rock resource consists of greenstone and greywacke is located in the head of the 

valley of a minor tributary of the Albert River, north of Cedar Creek. 

A large quarry is sited on the resource. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

Sufficient resources remain for 50 years of supply at current production rates. The resource is 

centrally located between the major urban centres of Brisbane and the northern Gold Coast, 

with a market area encompassing all or part of the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Redland, Logan, 

Ipswich and Beaudesert Local Government areas. 


A separation distance of 500 metres around the boundary of the resource and the processing 

area sited on the southwestern side of the resource is considered adequate, as the operations 

are screened from the surrounding area by steep ridges. 


The transport route is along Tamaree Road to the west and then onto the Beaudesert to 

Beenleigh Road. The preferred transport route to reach the Pacific Highway is via Stanmore 

Road, which is also used by quarries in the Northern Darlington Range. 


The KRA contains areas of State and regional biodiversity significance under the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s Biodiversity Planning Assessment. 


CARBROOK / EAGLEBY KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 63 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Gold Coast City and Logan City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located on the northern and southern banks of the Logan River south of the 

Beenleigh – Redland Bay Road at Carbrook. The processing area is sited with the original 

workings on the northern bank of the river. On the south side of the river, the resource is 

located within the river’s alluvial terrace at Eagleby (see map KRA 63). 



The resource of mainly fine to medium grained quartzose sand is within the alluvium of the 

Logan River. The sand is up to 10 metres thick beneath 3 to 4 metres of mainly loam and 

silty clay overburden. The material is dredged on the south side of the Logan River, and 

pumped to the processing plant through a pipeline buried in the bed of the river. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is sufficient for several years to meet a large proportion of demand in the south 

Brisbane and Gold Coast markets, as well as export markets for specialist sand products. 


A full separation distance of 200 metres is designated around the entire perimeter of the 

resource and processing area, except where urban zoning constrains the boundary at the 

northwestern extremity in Logan City. 


Sand is transported directly onto the Beenleigh – Redland Bay Road. Raw sand feed is 

pumped from the Eagleby site through a pipeline under the river to the Carbrook processing 

site, which should be considered part of the transport route in case of incompatible 

developments on the river banks. 


The KRA is located directly adjacent to the Logan River, which contains fish habitats, and the 

riverbank in this location is likely to be vegetated with protected marine plants. As a result, 

the resource/processing area reflects a minimum riparian buffer width of 100 metres on the 

southern side of the river. 

Some ‘of concern’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 occurs within the 

pre-existing approval on the southern side of the Logan River. Other areas of ‘of concern’ 

vegetation are immediately adjacent to the resource/processing area to the west of the 

approved area. 


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CHARLIES CROSSING KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 64 


LOCATION: 

The resource is within the alluvial flats between the Coomera River and an anabranch, west of 

the Pacific Highway and the town of Oxenford and between the Tamborine – Oxenford and 

Oxenford – Coomera Gorge Roads (see map KRA 64). 



The resource consists of fine to coarse grained quartzose and lithic alluvial sand and gravel 

with overburden of clay, clayey sand, silt, and loam. The overburden thickness averages 

3.5 metres, with underlying gravel and sand from 3.0 to 11.0 metres depth. Large boulders up 

to 1 metre diameter within the gravel beds are not uncommon. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is the last major sand and gravel source available adjacent to the Gold Coast 

market area. It supplies material to the Gold Coast and southern Brisbane markets. 

SEPARATION AREA 

A full separation distance of 200 metres has been adopted around the entire perimeter of the 

gravel and sand resource, except for constraints set by existing closer urban and park 

residential blocks. These occur in the area along the northern section, south of the Tamborine 

– Oxenford Road, along the western side between the northern anabranch of the Coomera 

River and Glenview Road, and on the southern side between the Oxenford – Coomera Gorge 

Road and the southern anabranch of the Coomera River. The area to the east is amalgamated 

with that for the Oxenford Key Resource Area (KRA 68). 

TRANSPORT ROUTE 

Materials are transported directly onto Oxenford – Coomera Gorge Road opposite the 

Oxenford quarry entrance. 


The resource/processing area lies between the Coomera River and an anabranch. A minimum 

buffer width of 40 metres has been established between the resource/processing area and both 

the Coomera River and its anabranch. A very small area of ‘of concern’ vegetation under the 

Vegetation Management Act 1999 occurs along the riparian zone immediately upstream of the 

Tamborine – Oxenford Road river crossing. This has been excluded from the 

resource/processing area. 


JACOBS WELL KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 65 


LOCATION: 

The resource area is within the extensive estuarine/ alluvial plain, and comprises five 

resources (See map KRA 65, Deposits A to E) extending from the Logan River (Deposit A) to 

south of the Pimpama River (Deposit E). 



The resources consist of mainly fine grained rounded quartzose sand of estuarine and marine 

origin with an overburden of organic-rich topsoil, clay, sandy clay and loam. 

Deposit A contains up to 25.5metres of sand (average 7 metres), with an overburden of 0.9 to 

1.2 metres. An Extractive Industry Permit covers the northern portion of this section. 

Deposit B contains sand averaging 8 metres thick, with an overburden of 0.6 to 1.1 metres. 

Four extractive operations are currently producing sand for concrete aggregate. 

Deposit C contains sand ranging from 1 to 11 metres thick (averaging 4.7 metres), with 

overburden about 1.7 metres thick. 

Deposit D contains sand from 2 to 11 metres in thickness, with clayey sand overburden 

averaging 1.4 metres thick. 

Deposit E contains sand 1 to 11 metres thick, with an overburden 0.5 metres thick. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource represents the Brisbane to Gold Coast market’s one remaining source of fine 

sand for concrete and asphalt. It is particularly important as a source of fine natural sand for 

blending with ‘manufactured sand’ produced by fine-crushing of quarry hardrock. 


The separation area of 200 metres width has been applied around the resource. 

TRANSPORT ROUTES: 

Deposits A and B access the Stapylton–Jacobs Well Road via Marks Road and Mill Road. 

Deposit C would access the Stapylton–Jacobs Well Road via Norwell Road, or the Pacific 

Motorway via Norwell Road, Pimpama –Jacobs Well Road and Mirambeena Drive. Deposits 

D and E would access the Pacific Motorway along Mirambeena Drive via the Pimpama – 

Jacobs Well Road, and Green Meadows Road/Kerkin Roads. 


Deposits A and B are adjacent to significant wetlands of State significance under EPA’s 

Biodiversity Planning Assessment. Deposit A abuts the Logan River and sensitive fish 

habitats such as the Jumpinpin-Broadwater Fish Habitat Area. A 100 metre buffer has been 

established between the resource/processing area and the Logan River. Deposit B contains 

‘of concern’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999, and areas having 

regional biodiversity significance. Localised heath at Jacobs Well is the only known habitat 

in Queensland of the Swordgrass Brown Butterfly. An area of ‘of concern’ vegetation in 

Area B is covered by pre-existing approvals. Much of the area currently produces sugar cane. 


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NERANG KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 66 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 4 kilometres northwest of Nerang (see map KRA 66). 



The resource consists of metagreywacke, quartzite and argillite of the Neranleigh-Fernvale 

Beds. The northern end of the resource is the site of a large quarry. The resource extends 

southeast into State Forest 571 along a prominent ridge. It is constrained by the easement of a 

proposed electricity power line. 

The rock types are suitable for the production of manufactured coarse sand. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The remaining resource is sufficient for more than 30 years supply at the current rate of 

extraction. The resource is strategically located for the major markets of the Gold Coast. 


As surrounding ridges screen the resource, a separation distance of 500 metres has been 

adopted over the State Forest and land to the east. 

Low ridges shield the northern side of the resource, so that a 500 metre separation distance 

covering rural land owned by the quarry operator is sufficient to screen operations from urban 

zones further north. On the northeast, a separation distance of 500 metres has been adopted 

between the resource/processing area and the existing urban zone adjacent to Smith Street. 


Materials are transported via Hymix Drive to the Pacific Motorway and the Smith Street 

entrance to the Motorway. 


The KRA is adjacent to the Nerang Forest Reserve to the west and south and the Nerang State 

Forest to the south. 


NORTHERN DARLINGTON RANGE KEY RESOURCE AREA – 

KRA 67 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located west of the Pacific Motorway 5 to 8 kilometres south of Beenleigh 

and 40 kilometres southeast of Brisbane (see map KRA 67). 



The resource consists of resistant metagreywacke, quartzite and greenstone, and forms hilly 

terrain at the northern end of the Darlington Range. The resource area extends for about 

6 kilometres in a northerly direction and is up to 4 kilometres wide. 

Three large quarries are established in the northern Darlington Range, supplying in excess of 

3 million tonnes of crushed rock. The rock is used for concrete and asphalt aggregates and 

crushed road base. Manufactured sand is also produced in substantial volumes. 

An additional extractive operation has been approved, but full-scale production has not 

commenced. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource in the northern Darlington Range will provide the main long-term source of 

aggregates for markets in the Brisbane-Gold Coast growth corridor. The existing or proposed 

quarries cover most of the resource, which has an estimated life of about 100 years at the 

current rate of production. 


A 500 metre wide separation distance has been adopted from the outermost boundary of the 

available resource, which is defined as the edge of land parcels currently zoned for extractive 

industry. 

TRANSPORT ROUTES: 

Transport from the northern part of the resource is either directly onto Stanmore Road via 

Harts Road or Peachey Road, then to the Pacific Highway. Some transport takes place 

westward to the Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road via Stanmore Road. Transportation of materials 

from the eastern side of the resource is via Upper Ormeau Road to the Pacific Highway. 


The majority of the KRA contains areas of State significance as well as identified habitat for 

endangered, vulnerable or rare species under the Environmental Protection Agency's 

Biodiversity Planning Assessment and the Southeast Queensland Nature Conservation 

Strategy. The area may also contain watercourses. A small area of ‘of concern’ vegetation 

under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 lies along the boundary between two approved 

operations, and is protected by the boundary buffer zones required by permit conditions. 


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OXENFORD KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 68 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 3 kilometres southwest of Oxenford (see map KRA 68), 

adjacent to the Charlies Crossing Key Resource Area (see also map KRA 64). 



The resource consists of greywacke that forms steep ridges southeast of the Tamborine – 

Oxenford Road. 

A major quarry is located between two of the steeper ridges southeast of the intersection of 

the Tamborine – Oxenford Road and Oxenford – Coomera Gorge Road. This quarry supplies 

a wide range of crushed rock products. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The remaining resource is sufficient for between 30 and 50 years supply, and it is 

conveniently situated to supply the Gold Coast urban area and the southern Brisbane region 

markets. 


On the western and northern sides of the ridge where the face and operations are visible, the 

full 1000 metres separation distance is adopted over rural land thereby covering the flood 

plain and sand and gravel extractive operations of the Charlies Crossing (Coomera River) Key 

Resource Area. On the northwestern side, the boundary is constrained by the limit of the 

urban blocks along Oxenford – Coomera Gorge Road on the south side of the Coomera River. 

On the northeast, the boundary follows the edge of the urban blocks around to the eastern side 

of the ridge. On the eastern and southern sides, the distance is constrained by urban zones. It 

increases progressively to the southeast corner to a maximum of 700 metres over rural land. 

It is set at 500 metres over the northern part of small rural lots along Yallaroi Road, as the 

quarry face will be hidden by the ridge of forested land. To the south and southwest, 

retention by the quarry operator of urban-zoned land as open space permits a separation 

distance of over 500 metres from the crushing plant. 


The products are transported directly onto Oxenford – Coomera Gorge Road, then east along 

the Tamborine – Oxenford Road to the Pacific Motorway. The majority of the rock is 

transported to the Gold Coast, but some is transported to southern parts of Brisbane and 

Logan City. 


STAPYLTON KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 69 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 7 kilometres southeast of Beenleigh on the southern flank of 

Mount Stapylton (see map KRA 69). 



The resource consists of hard quartzite that occurs in thick layers forming resistant ridges. 

Currently two moderate to large-sized quarries are located at the northern and southern ends 

of the resource. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The remaining resource is estimated to be sufficient for 15 to 20 years. The resource is well 

situated to supply both the Gold Coast and southern Brisbane markets with crushed rock 

products, in particular road base and concrete aggregate. 

The facility producing manufactured sand at one quarry is an important substitute for natural 

sand, which would otherwise be extracted from watercourses or off-stream resources. 


As the resource at each active operation is screened from the surrounding land by ridges, a 

separation distance of 500 metres from the boundary of the resource has been adopted over 

Rural or Future Urban Zones. 


The transport route for the northern quarry is via Stonemaster Drive and Quinns Hill Road 

and then onto Stapylton-Jacobs Well Road. 

The transport route from the southern quarry is along Rossmans Road and Quarry Road and 

onto Stapylton-Jacobs Well Road. 


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WEST BURLEIGH KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 70 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 3.5 kilometres southwest of Burleigh, adjacent to the Pacific 

Motorway (see Map KRA 70). 



The resource is composed of major greywacke and quartzite bands. The greywacke is 

moderately weathered to fresh with some interbedded argillite. The quartzite is also 

interbedded with argillite. 

Two quarries have operated in the quartzite resource and one in the greywacke resource on 

the northern side of the Pacific Highway for many years. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

Both parts of the resource contain substantial volumes of quarry rock. It is the most 

conveniently situated resource to supply the Gold Coast urban market and surrounding 

district. 


The boundaries of the separation area are based on the boundaries of the extractive licences. 

The maximum separation distance adopted is 500 metres over surrounding land zoned as 

General Industrial, Recreational Parkland and Rural, assuming that low ridges or bunds 

remain around the quarries. However, Special Residential or Residential A Zones on the 

southern side of the Pacific Highway constrain the separation distance to less than 500 metres 

in that direction. 


Materials are transported from the quarry along Bermuda Street directly onto the Pacific 

Highway. The Gold Coast City Council quarry materials are transported along Taree Street 

and Rudman Parade onto Burleigh Connection (Reedy Creek) Road. 


The KRA forms part of the State significant Burleigh Heads-Great Dividing Range 

bioregional wildlife corridor, including areas identified as having State biodiversity 

significance under the Environmental Protection Agency's Biodiversity Planning Assessment 

and the SEQ Regional Nature Conservation Strategy. The KRA contains indigenous cultural 

heritage artefact scatters. 


MOUNT COTTON KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 71 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Redland Shire and Logan City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located to the west of Mount Cotton Road at Mount Cotton and forms part of 

the north-northwest trending ridge known as the Mount Cotton “range” as well as an area of 

more subdued topography to the west of the ridge (see map KRA 71). 



The northeastern resource is primarily a steeply dipping quartzite bed that trends northnorthwest 

and forms the spine of the ridge. A medium-sized quarry is located within this part 

of the resource. The quartzite is quarried for production of aggregates with a range of uses. 

Poorer quality phyllite/argillite materials adjacent to the quartzite are also quarried and used 

for fill or blended with the better quality quartzite aggregates for use in road base products. 

This resource is depleted. 

The southwestern resource comprises a thick sequence of hard greywacke beds with minor 

interbeds of finer-grained rock (argillite). This large resource is also suitable for production 

of a wide variety of aggregate products 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is large and conveniently located to supply the Brisbane, Logan, Redlands and 

northern Gold Coast markets for many years. The Mount Cotton hardrock resource is also 

strategically important because of the scarcity of alternative resources in this part of southeast 

Queensland. 


Much of the resource is surrounded by ridges allowing the outer boundary of the separation 

distance to be set between 500 metres and 700 metres from the resource. It is set at the full 

1000 metres on the southern side of the resource, where there are no ridges to provide 

screening from the surrounding area. 


Transport of all materials is via an easement onto Mount Cotton Road. 


The Key Resource Area is located within a koala conservation area shown in the SEQ 

Regional Plan – Interim Guideline: Koalas and Development. The resource/processing area 

has generally been set back 100 metres in the vegetated area and 40 metres in the nonvegetated 

area along the greywacke resource area’s western boundary. This boundary was 

designed to exclude as much remnant vegetation as possible. 


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WEST MOUNT COTTON KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 72 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Redland Shire and Logan City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located at Sheldon, between West Mount Cotton Road and Avalon Road (see 

map KRA 72). 



The resource comprises two rock types, quartzite and greywacke, interbedded with lesser 

amounts of low strength rocks. Weathered overburden materials also form part of the 

resource. The resource supports a large quarry that produces aggregates and road bases. The 

weathered overburden and low strength rocks are extracted for use as fill. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The greywacke resource is sufficient for 50-100 years supply. The quartzite resource 

continues beyond the area outlined and would be sufficient for 20-30 years if all the area with 

an extractive licence is used. The two resources are strategically located in an area where 

there is a scarcity of approved alternatives. It is also convenient to markets in the 

southeastern Brisbane, Redlands and Port of Brisbane areas. 


The separation area retains a 500 metres minimum distance from the resource limit where 

intervening topography would provide adequate screening of quarrying operations. Where 

such screening is absent, the separation distance is up to 1000 metres. The separation 

distance encompasses parts of the Venman Bushland National Park and the Koala Bushland 

Coordinated Conservation Area to the south and west of the resource area. The intent of the 

separation area is consistent with the conservation aims for these areas. 


Transport of all materials is via West Mount Cotton Road connecting with the Mount Cotton 

Road. 


The Key Resource Area is located within a koala conservation area shown in the SEQ 

Regional Plan – Interim Guideline: Koalas and Development, adjacent to Venman Bushland 

National Park and the Koala Bushland Coordinated Conservation Area. The 

resource/processing area has been set back: 

• 200 metres adjacent to Venman Bushland National Park to the south; and 

• 150 metres adjacent to land east and west of the resource area. Land to the west is 

within a koala conservation area and is designated as a Coordinated Conservation 

Area under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. Land to the east is within a koala 

conservation area. 

A small area of ‘endangered’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 lies on 

the northwest margin of the resource/processing area. This is included within the pre-existing 

approval area. 


DINGYARRA KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 73 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Esk Shire 

LOCATION: 

The southern end of the resource lies 1 kilometre east of Toogoolawah, and it extends for 

2 kilometres northwest of this point (see map KRA 73). 



A broad lower alluvial terrace on the eastern (right) bank of Cressbrook Creek is underlain by 

up to 12 to 14 metres of alluvium. The uppermost 4 metres to 9.5 metres consist of sandy to 

silty clay. The resource below consists of varying sand, silty or clayey sand and clayey to 

clean gravel, ranging from 3.5 metres to 6 metres in thickness. The lowest gravel tends to be 

very clayey. The lateral variability of the sand and gravel layer is considerable. 

A potential resource of 9.5 million cubic metres exists under the terrace, assuming a thickness 

of 5 metres. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The deposit is strategically located to supply the western Brisbane, Ipswich, Esk and Gatton 

Shire markets. Transport to the South Burnett region and the Kilcoy and Caboolture Shires is 

also feasible. It contains sufficient material for several decades of supply at the projected rate 

of consumption. 


The full 200 metres separation distance is adopted around the entire perimeter of the resource. 

This is due to the generally level and cleared condition of the terrace. 


The likely transport route will be from the ‘Dingyarra’ property onto Harch Road soutwards 

onto Mount Beppo Road and then to the Brisbane Valley Highway at Toogoolawah to the 

west. 


The KRA contains land classified as good quality agricultural land (1994 Esk DPI 

Agricultural Land Classes Map; Brisbane Valley Area-Esk Sheet Land Suitability). The 

resource/processing area is adjacent to Cressbrook Creek and a minimum buffer width of 50 

metres from the resource/processing area to the creek has been established. 


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GLEN ARDEN KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 74 


LOCATION: 

The resource lies inside a horseshoe bend on the left bank of the Brisbane River 11 kilometres 

east-southeast of Toogoolawah (see map KRA 74). It lies between the river and 

Cooeeimbardi Road, which runs parallel to the trend of the river to link with the Esk-Kilcoy 

Road. 



An elevated alluvial terrace on the eastern (left) bank of the Brisbane River is underlain by up 

to 21 metres of alluvium. The uppermost 8 to 10 metres consist of sandy to silty clay 

overburden. Beneath this, the resource comprises an upper layer of fine to medium sand, 

underlain by variably clayey to clean fine to very coarse gravel, ranging between 12 metres to 

15 metres in thickness. Clay layers up to 2 metres thick occur within the sand and gravel. 

The northern parts of the terrace are underlain by clay directly over rock, with no sand or 

gravel present. 

A potential resource of 10 million cubic metres exists under the terrace, assuming a thickness 

of 10 metres. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

There are substantial resources available and it is conveniently situated to supply the western 

Brisbane, Ipswich, Esk and Gatton Shires. It also contains sufficient material for several 

decades of supply to those markets at the projected rate of consumption. 


Owing to the generally level and cleared condition of the terrace, the full 200 metre separation 

distance is adopted around the entire perimeter of the resource. The resource availability is 

restricted by the buffer zone for Lake Wivenhoe reservoir. Therefore, the outer limit of the 

separation area is set at the boundary of the water reservoir. 


The probable transport route will be through the ‘Glen Arden’ property onto the 

Cooeeimbardi Road, which leads to the Esk-Kilcoy Road to the south, and then onto the 

Brisbane Valley Highway to the west. 


The KRA is located within the Wivenhoe Declared Catchment Area and contains land 

classified as good quality agricultural land (1994 Esk DPI Agricultural Land Classes Map; 

Brisbane Valley Area-Esk Sheet Land Suitability). The resource/processing area is adjacent 

to the Brisbane River and a minimum buffer width of 50 metres from the resource/processing 

area to the river has been established. 


HARRIS TERRACE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 75 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located on the western bank of the Brisbane River about 4 kilometres 

southeast of Fernvale near the eastern end of Harris Road (see map KRA 75). 



The resource comprises part of an alluvial terrace and contains several million tonnes of sand 

and gravel beneath relatively thin overburden. 

The area is currently unworked. An existing sand extraction operation is located on the 

opposite bank of the river. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is sufficient to supply the western Brisbane, Ipswich, Esk and Gatton Shire 

markets for at least a decade at current rates of consumption. 


The full separation distance of 200 metres has been applied around the alluvial terrace 

containing the resource due to the absence of any intervening natural features to buffer quarry 

impacts. 


The transport route would be along Harris Road onto the Brisbane Valley Highway. 



Agricultural Land Classes Map). The resource/processing area is adjacent to the Brisbane 

River and a minimum buffer width of 50 metres from the resource/processing area to the river 

has been established. 


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SCHMIDT’S TERRACE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 76 


LOCATION: 

The resource lies 2 kilometres north of Fernvale on the southern side of the Brisbane River 




This resource comprises deposits underlying the lower and intermediate terraces south of the 

Brisbane River from near the Fernvale Bridge on the Brisbane Valley Highway to within a 

kilometre of the northern outskirts of Fernvale. Existing extractive licences cover the deposits 

under the lower terrace. 

The resources below the intermediate terrace are estimated at 2.1 million tonnes. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource has the potential to supply the western Brisbane, Ipswich, Esk and Gatton Shire 

markets for at least two decades. 


The full separation distance of 200 metres has been applied around the sand and gravel 

resource due to the absence of any intervening natural features to buffer quarry impacts. 


The transport route is partly along Powells Road and then through private property and then 

via an unnamed road for a short distance before entering the Brisbane Valley Highway. 


The resource/processing area is adjacent to the Brisbane River and a minimum buffer width of 

50 metres from the resource/processing area to the river has been established. 


HILLS TERRACE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 77 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Esk Shire and Ipswich City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is situated on the southern side of the Brisbane River about 6 kilometres 

southeast of Fernvale (see map KRA 77). 



The resource consists of a deposit of fine to coarse sand and gravel, which occurs in an 

alluvial terrace of the Brisbane River downstream of Fernvale. Potential resources of up to 

5.5 million tonnes are indicated, which as yet are unworked. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource has the potential to supply the western Brisbane, Ipswich, Esk and Gatton Shire 

markets for several decades. 


The full separation distance of 200 metres has been applied around the identified resource 

boundary due to the absence of any intervening natural features to buffer quarry impacts. 


The transport route utilises existing roads along Hills Road and Pine Mountain Road to the 

Brisbane Valley Highway. 



Agricultural Land Classes Map). The resource/processing area is adjacent to the Brisbane 

River and a minimum buffer width of 50 metres from the resource/processing area to the river 

has been established. 


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WIRALEE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 78 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 2 kilometres southwest of Toogoolawah on the southern side of 

Cressbrook Creek (see map KRA 78). 



A significant resource of sand and gravel occurs in the alluvial terrace of Cressbrook Creek 

between one and two kilometres upstream of Toogoolawah. The deposit lies below the 

intermediate terrace of Cressbrook Creek west of the Brisbane Valley Highway. Resources of 

3.8 million tonnes are indicated, under relatively shallow overburden. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is significant as it is strategically located to supply the western Brisbane, 

Ipswich, Esk and Gatton Shire markets. There may be prospects for transport to the South 

Burnett region and the Kilcoy and Caboolture Shires. It also contains sufficient material for 

several decades of supply. 


As there are no intervening natural features to buffer quarry impacts, a separation distance of 

200 metres has been adopted around the resource as defined by drilling. 

Thus the boundary of the separation area is along the eastern bank of Cressbrook Creek to the 

west and north, and encompasses rural land on the eastern and southern sides of the resource. 


The most convenient transport route onto the Brisbane Valley Highway is through private 

land connecting onto Morden Road. 


The KRA contains land classified as good quality agricultural land. The resource/processing 

area is adjacent to Cressbrook Creek and a minimum buffer width of 50 metres from the 

resource/processing area to the creek has been established. 


MOUNT CROSS KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 79 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Gatton Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located adjacent to Seventeen Mile Road about 16 kilometres northeast of 

Helidon (see map KRA 79). 



The extractive resource consists of a deposit of greenstone, which occurs adjacent to 

Seventeen Mile Road northeast of Helidon. Only a limited proportion of the resource area has 

been investigated in detail to date but large resources are likely to be present. Testing 

indicates the rock to be suitable for good quality aggregates for the full range of applications 

from road bases, road sealing aggregates and concrete aggregates. The greenstone deposit has 

not been worked to date. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is sufficiently large and of such quality that it represents a significant regional 

resource for the long-term future. 


The separation area is largely defined on the basis of a full separation distance of 1000 metres 

from the resource boundary. The separation distance has been reduced where intervening 

ridges or high relief allow a lesser distance from the resource boundary than the 1000 metres. 


Seventeen Mile Road is already used to transport building stone from several sandstone 

quarries closer to Helidon onto the Warrego Highway at Helidon. The use of the part of the 

road north of the sandstone quarries for the transport of extractive materials would be 

consistent with this designation. 



Protection Agency's Biodiversity Planning Assessment and encompasses three cultural 

heritage sites of State significance. The Xanthorrhea Nature Refuge is adjacent to the western 

end of the resource/processing area. The KRA is adjacent to the Lockyer Forest Reserve. 

The KRA contains land classified as good quality agricultural land (mostly Class C1 

improved pastures, with small areas of Class B and Class D non agricultural land). 


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KHOLO SANDS KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 80 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Brisbane City and Ipswich City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located upstream of the Kholo Bridge on the Brisbane River about 

10 kilometres north of the Warrego Highway (see map KRA 80). 

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Sand, Soil, Gravel 


The resource consists of fine to coarse grained sand and gravel beneath topsoil and loam 

overburden. It occupies over 30 hectares of an alluvial terrace of the Brisbane River. The 

resource is currently being worked. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is capable of supplying the southwest Brisbane and Ipswich markets for 

concrete and bituminous aggregate for over 10 years, as well as for the topsoil and loam 

market. 


A separation distance of 200 metres from the resource boundary surrounds the resource to the 

north, east and south, as all land is within rural zoning. The separation area to the west is 

constrained to the western (right) bank of the Brisbane River. 


Sand is transported southward along Kholo Road to the Warrego Highway. 


The KRA is situated on the eastern side of the Brisbane River on Kholo Road. A minimum 

buffer width of 40 metres has been established from the resource/processing area to the river. 


MOUNT MARROW KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 81 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Ipswich City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 6 kilometres northeast of Rosewood (see map KRA 81). 



A thick sequence of hard basalt forms a prominent hill known as Mount Marrow northeast of 

Rosewood. This is the site of a large quarry producing a range of crushed aggregates. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is sufficient for many decades of supply at the present rate of consumption. It is 

conveniently situated to supply the western Brisbane and Ipswich urban markets and 

surrounding districts. 


A 1000 metre separation distance has been adopted around the Mount Marrow basalt quarry, 

as the hill stands higher than any surrounding topography. This has been expanded on the 

eastern side because of the high visibility on the eastern flank and a previous Planning and 

Environment Court decision, which affirmed the need for a greater (2000 metre) buffer in this 

area. 


Two transport routes extend in opposite directions along the Mount Marrow Quarry Road. 

The southern route leads to the Thagoona-Haigslea Road onto Caledonian Road, which 

reaches the Karrabin-Rosewood Road, while the northern route leads to the Haigslea-Malabar 

Road and thence to the Warrego Highway. 


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PURGA KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 82 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Ipswich City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located east of the Boonah Road about 4 kilometres northeast of Peak 

Crossing. It is about 18 kilometres south of Ipswich (see map KRA 82). 



The resource consists of a thick steeply dipping sill of fine dark grey basalt, which is 

underlain by weathered sandstone. It forms a prominent conical hill in which a moderate 

sized quarry has been established largely on the western side. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource provides a substantial proportion of the aggregate production for the Ipswich 

and Fassifern Valley districts. There are sufficient resources for over ten years supply. 


The full 1000 metre separation distance has been adopted around most of the 

resource/processing area as the resource is topographically higher than the surrounding land. 

The separation area has been slightly truncated in the west where the boundary is defined as 

the Ipswich-Boonah Road. 


The transport route is along T. Morrows Road to the Ipswich-Boonah Road. The majority of 

the rock is transported to Ipswich to the north, but some is transported to rural markets 

elsewhere. 


SUMMERVILLE AND SAPLING POCKET KEY RESOURCE AREA – 

KRA 83 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Esk Shire (Summerville) and Ipswich City (Sapling 

Pocket) 

LOCATION: 

The resource comprises two sections of the alluvial terrace to the west and south of the 

Brisbane River, known as Summerville and Sapling Pocket respectively (see map KRA 83). 

The resource is located about 8 kilometres southeast of Fernvale. 



The sand and gravel resources in both deposits underlie the second lowest alluvial terrace. 

Both deposits are currently worked. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is sufficient to supply the western Brisbane, Ipswich, Esk and Gatton Shire 

markets for the next decade. Current production levels account for more than ten per cent of 

the southern and western Brisbane consumption. 


A separation distance of 200 metres has been applied around the resource extent on the 

northern, eastern and western sides. The separation area to the south of the Summerville’s 

resource area is set to the southern bank of the Brisbane River where a high cliff screens the 

resource from land south of the river. 


The transport route is via Russell Road and onto Pine Mountain Road directly southwards to 

the Warrego Highway at the Muirlea intersection. 


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MARBANGO KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 84 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Booringa Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource lies immediately north of the Warrego Highway about 5 kilometres west of 

Amby and about 65 kilometres west of Roma (see map KRA 84). 



The resource is located near the southern end of an extensive belt of basalt flows that extends 

for many kilometres northward from the Warrego Highway. Where the resource is being 

worked, the basalt varies from 12 to 17 metres thick. Overburden depth is variable. It is 

mostly less than 3 metres but exceeds 10 metres in places. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is expected to be sufficient for twenty years. The resource has provided the 

majority of various rock products to the Bendemere, Booringa, Bungil, Murweh, and Balonne 

Shires. Products have been transported as far as Blackall, Goondiwindi, Jericho, St George 

and Quilpie. 


The resource is effectively defined by the extent of the basalt within the boundaries of the 

property currently leased by the quarry operator. The quarry operation is visually screened 

from the surrounding rural land by its position on the ridge. However, as this provides only 

limited shielding of other quarry-related impacts, the separation distance is set at the full 

1000 metres from the resource/processing area. 


The transport route is through private land onto the Warrego Highway. 


The KRA resource/processing area is covered by 'of concern' vegetation under the Vegetation 

Management Act 1999. This is within the currently approved area. 


WARRIAN KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 85 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Bungil Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 35 kilometres north of Roma via the Roma – Taroom Road (see 

map KRA 85). 



The resource comprises basalt that forms a low flat-topped hill with gently sloping flanks. 

The basalt in the current working faces of the quarry is mostly fresh and it appears that the 

basalt intrudes the surrounding sedimentary rocks. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

Warrian quarry is operated intermittently to supply material for major roadwork contracts. It 

has provided a significant proportion of various rock products to the Bendemere, Bungil, 

Murweh, and Balonne Shires. It also has the potential to supply materials to the Taroom 

Shire. The expected resource life is greater than 15 years. 


The current quarry is largely screened from the surrounding area by the rim of the hill 

currently retained for this purpose. The outer boundary of the separation area is set at the full 

1000 metres from the resource boundary to allow for effective separation after removal of the 

rim, which forms part of the resource. 


The materials are transported through private land onto the Roma – Taroom Road to the west. 


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BARGARA KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 86 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Burnett Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located on Back Windermere Road, about 5 kilometres south of Bargara (see 

map KRA 86). 



The resource is within basalt that underlies the coastal plain between Burnett Heads and 

Elliott Heads. 

An existing quarry supplies a range of aggregates and road base products. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource supports production of a considerable proportion of the quarry materials 

consumed in Bundaberg City and the surrounding districts. It is likely to be sufficient for 

another 15 years of supply. 

There is only one other rock resource of comparable size within 30 kilometres of Bundaberg. 

This is located about 3 kilometres to the south along Back Windermere Road. 


The boundaries of the separation area to the north and east are constrained by the boundaries 

of Future Urban or Urban zoned land. The separation area extends 500 metres west of Back 

Windermere Road over the land zoned as Rural, as this area is partly buffered by the 

topography. However, in the southwest, the small lots north of Innes Park Road around Tara 

Street are excluded from the separation area. 

The full separation distance of 1000 metres is adopted on the southern side of the resource, 

including the Rural blocks between Cockerills Road and Innes Park Road. 


The transport route is directly onto Cockerills Road thence onto Back Windermere Road. 

Some quarry product is transported north and west along Back Windermere Road and 

Windermere Road to the State-controlled Bundaberg Port Road (Walker Street), while the 

remainder is transported south along Back Windermere Road to the State-controlled Innes 

Park Road. 


INNES PARK KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 87 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located on Back Windermere Road, about 8 kilometres south of Bargara (see 

map KRA 87). 



The resource comprises part of the basalt that underlies the coastal plain between Burnett 

Heads and Elliott Heads. 

An existing quarry supplies aggregates to a concrete batching plant in Bundaberg. A small 

proportion of the material is sold to other customers. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The remaining resource is sufficient for over 30 years of supply. The resource supplies a 

large proportion of the aggregates for the Bundaberg district. 


North and northwest of the resource/processing area, the separation area excludes the 

Residential C zoned land west of Back Windemere Road and the Residential A zoned land on 

the southern side of Innes Park Road. The flat country to the east of the resource is zoned 

Future Urban. This is partly shielded by a bund wall constructed along the perimeter of the 

extractive operations, allowing a reduction in separation distance to 500 metres. The Special 

Facilities zone, however, is excluded from this part of the separation area. 

The separation area boundary has been defined at 500 metres from quarry operations over the 

Rural and Future Urban land south and west of the existing quarry, as these areas are also 

partly shielded by the bund wall. 


From the quarry entrance on Back Windermere Road, most quarry product is transported 

north to the State-controlled Innes Park Road. Some product is hauled south via Barolin 

Homestead Road to Elliott Heads Road. 


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MEADVALE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 88 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Cooloola Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is situated at Meadvale railway siding 13 kilometres south of Gympie on the 

North Coast Line (see map KRA 88). 



The resource consists of a hill of porphyritic rhyolite, believed to be an intrusive plug. 

The resource is currently owned by Queensland Rail and has been partially worked for ballast 

and armour rock for the upgrade of the North Coast railway line. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is the closest available hard rock to Gympie and the developing areas 

surrounding the city. The resource size is significant but not well-defined. However, there 

are no other significant hardrock resources within 40 kilometres of Gympie. It is also 

strategically located as a source of maintenance materials for the railway. 


The western boundary of the separation area is 500 metres west of the resource where a ridge 

provides partial shielding from the impacts of quarry operations. The boundary for the 

remainder of the separation area is set at the full 1000 metres from the nearest part of the 

resource/processing area, as the surrounding land is lower and potentially more exposed to 

quarry-related impacts. 


The transport route is northwards along the original North Coast railway easement to 

Woondum Road, then westwards along Woondum Road to the Bruce Highway, about 8 

kilometres south of Gympie. 


MOY POCKET KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 89 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Cooloola Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource lies west of the Mary River at Moy Pocket, 35 kilometres south of Gympie via 

the Gympie to Kenilworth road to Brooloo, and thence via Moy Pocket Road (see map 

KRA 89). 



The main part of the resource comprises trachyandesitic intrusive rocks. This rock unit 

underlies an area between Moy Pocket Road in the east and the foot of the Kenilworth Bluff 

in the west. A large quarry is currently working the resource. The trachyandesite is at least 

60 metres deep below the present quarry floor. Additional products such as low grade road 

bases are obtained from hardened mudstone near the northwestern end of the current 

extractive licence area. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource supplies a major proportion of the demand for road base, aggregate, and armour 

rock in the Cooloola and Maroochy Shires. Products are also supplied to the Noosa Shire. 

The trachyandesite is preferred over other rock types available in those Shires for asphalt 

screenings for road surfacing. 


The separation distance is set 1000 metres from the southwestern edge of the resource, 

extending over the eastern slopes of Kenilworth Bluff. The southeastern ridge of the quarry 

will be retained as a visual barrier to the Mary River valley, allowing the separation distance 

in this area to be 500 metres from the resource/processing area. 

A separation distance of 1000 metres has been adopted from the existing quarry face over the 

Rural-zoned land adjacent to the northeastern boundary of the resource. On the northwestern 

side, the separation area boundary is established at 1000 metres from the trachyandesite part 

of the resource. This will also provide 500 metres of separation from the mudstone area 

currently being worked by ripping. 


From the quarry entrance on Moy Pocket Road, products are transported both north along 

Moy Pocket Road to the State-controlled Kenilworth – Brooloo Road, and south along Moy 

Pocket Road to the Eumundi – Kenilworth Road, and then east to the Bruce Highway. 



Protection Agency's Biodiversity Planning Assessment and may also contain cultural heritage 

values. Small areas of ‘of concern’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 

occur on the edges of the current approval area. 


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DUNDOWRAN KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 90 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Hervey Bay City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located at Dundowran, about 9 kilometres west of Pialba (see map KRA 90). 



The Dundowran resource comprises basalt in one of a series hills that trends northeast 

between Takura and Dundowran. The Dundowran West resource (KRA 91) spans two 

similar basalt hills, about 2 kilometres to the southwest. 

At the Dundowran resource, an existing quarry produces concrete aggregate, road screenings 

and road base materials. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource, which is about 30 kilometres by road from Maryborough, is conveniently 

situated to supply the Hervey Bay urban area and the broader Wide Bay market. The existing 

quarry meets about half of the regional demand. The resource is sufficient for between 25 and 

30 years production at the current rate. 


On the northwestern and northern sides of the resource, a separation distance of 500 metres 

has been adopted due to partial shielding by a ridge along the northern side of the resource. 

Where houses or urban subdivisions already exist, these have been excluded from the 

separation area, reducing it to as little as 200 metres wide. To the east of the resource, 

topographic shielding is absent and a separation distance of 1000 metres is required. 

On the southeastern side of the resource, the width of the separation area is limited by the 

existing Rural Residential zoned area. In the southwest, the separation area extends to cover 

the Dundowran West resource. 


The main transport route into Hervey Bay is via Lower Mountain Road and Dundowran Road 

to the Pialba – Burrum Heads Road. Some product is also transported south via Purser Road 

and Hornes Road to the State-controlled Torbanlea – Pialba Road. 


DUNDOWRAN WEST KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 91 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Hervey Bay City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located south of Dundowran, about 11 kilometres west-southwest of Pialba 




The resource comprises basalt that forms two hills in the central part of a northeast-trending 

line of similar basalt hills between Takura and Dundowran. 

An existing quarry in the northern hill produces a wide range of crushed rock products. The 

southern hill is also owned by a quarrying company. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The existing quarry meets a considerable proportion of the demand for aggregates in the 

Hervey Bay and Maryborough districts. The estimated resource life exceeds 20 years at the 

current production rate. 


The separation area boundary on the western side of the Key Resource Area extends to 500 

metres from the processing area. To the south and east, topographic shielding has allowed the 

separation area to be reduced in width to 500 metres. To the north of the resource/processing 

area, the separation area links with the separation area for the Dundowran Key Resource Area 

(KRA 90). 


Quarry products are transported south to the Torbanlea – Pialba Road via Hornes Road, which 

is presently unsealed, or north via Hornes Road and Purser Road to the sealed Lower 

Mountain Road, and from there via Dundowran Road to the Pialba – Burrum Heads Road. 


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RED RIDGE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 92 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Isis Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located near the Goodwood Road, about 12 kilometres east of Childers (see 

map KRA 92). 



The resource is an isolated occurrence of basalt that forms a low hill south of the Gregory 

River crossing on the Goodwood Road. Surface indications of basalt extend for a kilometre 

to the northeast of the existing pit. The thickness of the basalt is unknown. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

An existing quarry in the resource is a major supplier of quarry products to the Bundaberg 

district, the Isis Shire and Hervey Bay City. Supply from this resource is expected to increase 

in future as hardrock resources in the surrounding district, especially the Burnett Shire, are 

exhausted. Resources in the present quarry are sufficient for over 10 years supply at current 

production rates. The resource life for the whole deposit is estimated at more than 50 years. 


A separation distance of 1000 metres is required to the south, east and north of the 

resource/processing area where the existing landform provides no effective screening of 

future quarry impacts. 

A separation distance of approximately 500 metres has been adopted along the western 

boundary where an intervening low ridge will provide partial shielding of quarry-related 

impacts. 


Materials are transported over an unpaved road through land owned by the quarry operator 

directly onto the State-controlled Goodwood Road to the east. 


HODGLEIGH KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 93 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Nanango Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located on the northern side of the D’Aguilar Highway near Hodgleigh, 

approximately 7 kilometres northwest of Nanango (see map KRA 93). 



The resource comprises quartzite, mudstone and greywacke, which form a prominent ridge 

northwest of Barker Creek. The rocks have been hornfelsed (metamorphosed) by a nearby 

large granitic intrusion. 

A major quarry is located on the southern end of the resource. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The remaining resource is sufficient for at least another 10 years production. The resource is 

conveniently situated to supply a wide range of quarry products to a market extending 

throughout the South Burnett region. 


The separation distance is set at 500 metres from the western edge of the resource/processing 

area, as intervening ridges partly shield the resource on this side. A width of 1000 metres is 

required for the remainder of the separation area as no similar topographic screening exists. 

A small area of Future Urban zoned land west of the resource has been excluded from the 



The transport route is directly onto Hodgleigh North Road and thence onto the D’Aguilar 

Highway. 


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CLUTHA CREEK SANDS KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 94 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located on the north side of Clutha Creek, about 3.5 kilometres north of 

Tamborine Village. It is bordered by Clutha Creek Road to the south and the Waterford- 

Tamborine Road to the east (see map KRA 94). 



The resource, which covers an area of about 100 hectares, comprises colluvium and 

weathered sandstone. An existing operation based on ripping, washing and cyclone 

separation produces graded sand products. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is sufficient for 20 to 30 years of supply. The resource currently supplies a 

market area extending from the south side Brisbane to the Gold Coast. It is one of only a few 

sand supply sites south of Brisbane. 


The separation distance of 200 metres has been applied around the resource, with 40 metres of 

this being an internal setback. To the west, south and east, the separation area covers mainly 

Rural zoned land. To the north, the separation area extends 160 metres into lots that are 

zoned Rural Residential A, as any further intensification of development in this area would be 

inconsistent with extraction of the resource. 


The transport route is via Clutha Creek Road eastward to the State-controlled Waterford- 

Tamborine Road. 


A small area of ‘of concern’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999, located 

in the northwestern corner of the resource/processing area, is covered by a current extractive 

industry approval. 


MUNDOOLUN CONNECTION SANDS KEY RESOURCE AREA – 

KRA 95 


LOCATION: 

The resource occurs about 4 kilometres south-southeast of Tamborine Village, on the western 

slopes of the Tamborine Plateau. Access is via the Mundoolun Connection Road, 

2 kilometres south of the intersection with the Beaudesert-Beenleigh Road (see map 

KRA 95). 



The resource comprises colluvium and weathered sandstone and covers about 600 hectares. 

An operation based on ripping, washing and cyclone separation produces graded sand 

products. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is likely to be sufficient for over 50 years of supply. The resource is of regional 

significance and would be able to meet a large proportion of supply requirements in the 

markets on Brisbane’s south side and the Gold Coast. It is one of only a few supply sites 

south of Brisbane. 


The full 200 metre separation distance has been applied around the resource area. 


The transport route is directly onto the State-controlled Mundoolun Connection Road. 


The KRA contains areas of vegetation having regional biodiversity significance under the 

Environmental Protection Agency's Biodiversity Planning Assessment. There has been an 

unconfirmed siting of the Richmond birdwing butterfly in the northwestern portion of the 

KRA, which is listed as vulnerable under the Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 

1994. 

Some areas of ‘of concern’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 have been 

protected under the current approval. 


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REEDY CREEK KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 96 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 5.5 kilometres southwest of Burleigh and west of the Pacific 

Highway (see map KRA 96). 



The resource is part of a major greywacke band and comprises an isolated hill that is 

surrounded by ridges. The resource has been investigated by drilling that has confirmed the 

quality and consistency of the greywacke. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

Investigations indicate a large resource, sufficient for over 20 years of supply depending on 

the final pit footprint and depth. The resource is the largest known greenfield resource in the 

southern part of Gold Coast City, and is strategically located in relation to the Gold Coast 

market. 


The parcel on which the resource occurs is large enough and has the topographic features to 

almost completely self-buffer the resource, providing a separation distance of between 

300 and 500 metres. Given the topographic screening provided by perimeter ridges, this 

distance should be sufficient to mitigate adverse impacts. 

In the north, the separation area meets the boundary of the West Burleigh Key Resource Area 

(KRA 70). 


A transport route has been proposed from the northern section of the resource to the Pacific 

Highway via the Bermuda Street interchange. An alternative route along the Old Coach Road 

has also been proposed. 


The KRA contains areas of vegetation having State biodiversity significance under the 

Environmental Protection Agency's Biodiversity Planning Assessment and forms part of the 

Burleigh Heads – Great Dividing Range bioregional wildlife corridor. The KRA also 

encompasses several cultural heritage sites of State significance. 

A small area of ‘endangered’ vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999, located 

within the resource/processing area, would be protected by approval conditions in the case of 

a development application proceeding. 


TANTITHA KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 97 


LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 3 kilometres north of Bundaberg. It lies to the east of and 

parallel to Gooburrum Road, and extends from Colvins Road in the south to Hills Road in the 

north (see map KRA 97). 



The resource is part of a coastal dune system that underlies the gently undulating coastal plain 

between Bundaberg and Moore Park. The sand averages three metres thick and overlies other 

coastal sediments and older weathered rocks. 

Several small extractive operations have utilised parts of this resource for over 20 years. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource contains about 50 million tonnes of sand and is estimated to be sufficient to 

supply the regional demand for over 35 years. It is also the nearest major sand resource to 

service the Bundaberg and Wide Bay market areas. 


The resource/processing area boundary has generally been defined to ensure that a separation 

distance of 200 metres can be established on all sides. However, no separation area can be 

defined at the southeastern end of the resource where Rural Residential lots occur 

immediately adjacent to an existing sand extraction site. 


Materials are currently transported by Colvins Road into Tantitha Road, then via Gooburrum 

Road to the State-controlled Moore Park Road. 

Alternative transport routes from the northern part of the resource are southward along 

Gooburrum Road to Moore Park Road, or from Hills Road via Gooburrum Road and Zahns 

Road to Moore Park Road. 


The resource area is located within the Bundaberg (Declared) Sub-artesian area and is 

characterised by shallow groundwater. A wildlife corridor in ‘not of concern’ vegetation 

could pose a constraint to development along the southern edge of the resource area. 


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PEAK HILL KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 98 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Rockhampton City 

LOCATION: 

The resource is 8 kilometres north of Rockhampton on the Rockhampton to Yeppoon road 




The resource consist of andesitic tuff and a small diorite and gabbro intrusion which form two 

northwesterly trending ridges to the north of Norman Gardens on the northern outskirts of 

Rockhampton. An operating quarry is sited on the resource. The resource extent has been 

outlined on the basis of the area zoned as Extractive Industry on the Rockhampton City 

planning scheme. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The existing operation produces a considerable proportion of the hard rock consumed in 

Rockhampton City and Livingstone Shire. The resource is sufficient to continue for over 

twenty years at its present rate of production. 


As the resource is surrounded by higher ridges to the north, east, and southeast, the separation 

area adopted in those areas extends to the first high ridge, a distance of approximately 

500 metres. In this sector the separation area includes the Yeppoon Road and Berserker 

Range Environmental Areas. 

In the remainder, the variable separation distance is set by the Norman Road Slope Constraint 

Area boundary that controls the permissible extent of urban development on the basis of 

slope, and is as narrow as 100 metres where subdivision has extended up to the slope 

boundary. 


The material is transported via the Rockhampton – Yeppoon Road which passes through the 



BLADENSBURG KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 99 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Winton Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource is located about 11 kilometres south of Winton (see Map KRA 99). 

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Gravel 


The resource consists of a surface layer of clayey alluvium, overlying a sequence of clayey 

sands and gravels, forming ancient stream deposits and channel infill. The resource has an 

area of approximately 720 hectares. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is on a reserve that is held by Main Roads as Trustee and has reserves estimated 

sufficient for more than 50 years supply. All other areas of available gravel of this standard 

have been exhausted for at least 50 kilometres in each direction along the state controlled 

roads. It is the only source in the region able to meet specifications available for use in the 

construction and maintenance of the National Highway and Kennedy Developmental roads. 


The separation distance of 200 metres is adopted around the perimeter of the resource. This 

includes portion of the Bladensburg National Park, which abuts all but the resource boundary 

in the north, which is abutted by the Winton Town Common, used for grazing stock. 


Materials are transported along the unsealed Route of the River Red Gums Road to the 

Winton – Jundah Road then onto the Landsborough Highway in Winton. 


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WINDERMERE KEY RESOURCE AREA – KRA 100 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA: Winton Shire 

LOCATION: 

The resource occurs about 11 kilometres south of Winton (see map KRA 100). 

EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE: Soil 


The resource consists of a surface layer fine grained silty sand (loam), overlying a thick 

sequence of clayey alluvium. The loam is an important source of binder material for 

admixture with the gravel from the Bladensburg deposit. The material represents old river 

and floodplain deposits. 

SIGNIFICANCE: 

The resource is on a reserve that is held by Main Roads as Trustee and has reserves estimated 

to be sufficient for more than 20 years supply. All other areas of loam suitable for blending 

with the gravel from the Bladensburg resource have been exhausted for at least 70 kilometres 

in each direction along the state controlled roads. It is the only source available for use in the 

construction & maintenance of the National Highway and Kennedy Developmental roads. 


A separation distance of 200 metres has been adopted around the perimeter of the resource. 

The resource is bounded on the southern side by the Winton Town Common which is 

currently used for grazing stock. The remainder of the surrounding land is zoned as Rural. 


Materials are transported via an unsealed road to the Winton – Jundah Road and then onto the 

Landsborough Highway in Winton. 


This publication may be printed from or downloaded from the Department of Mines and 

Energy website at or the Integrated Planning Act 1997 website at 

. 

For enquiries telephone: +61 7 3224 2537 

Postal address: Mineral and Extractive Planning 

Department of Mines and Energy 

PO Box 15216 

City East Qld 4002 

Facsimile: (07) 3237 1634 

Email: spp@dme.qld.gov.au 


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State Planning Policy 2/07 Guideline - Queensland Mining and Safety

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